Perception of Undergraduate Nursing Students Regarding Electronic learning during Covid-19 Pandemic

Document Type : Original articles

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1 B. Sc in Nursing

2 Assistant prof. of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing –Minia University

3 Lecturer of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing –Minia University

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Background: online learning shifts education from a conventional traditional classroom that is teacher-centered, to a student-centered one; where students are more responsible for their learning. Aim of the study: the current study aimed to assess the perception of undergraduate nursing students regarding electronic learning during covid-19 pandemic. Research design: a descriptive research design was used to achieve the aim of the current study. Setting: the study was conducted at The Faculty of Nursing, Minia University, Egypt. Subjects: A representative sample 30% of undergraduate nursing students was selected (840). Tools of data collection: Tool (I): Self-administered questionnaire: Part I: Personal data. Part II: Perception of Nursing Students about Electronic Learning. Results: there are (68%) of nursing students has fair perception level about electronic learning during Covid-19 pandemic. While there are (28.7%) of them have good perception level about electronic learning during Covid-19 pandemic. Also, there were statistically significant differences between personal data regarding (age, gender, and academic year) with nursing student’s total electronic learning perception with p-value (0.001). Conclusion: The study findings concluded that nursing students had fair perception level about electronic learning during Covid-19 pandemic, and e-learning can foster students learning abilities. Recommendations: A combination of online and traditional learning should be merged by providing students and lecturers with specialized training on how to use online learning and gain confidence in their use.

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