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ArticleAnatomical sciences education2022

Remote learning during Covid-19 lockdown: A study on anatomy and histology education for pharmacy students in Jordan.

Zina M Al-Alami, Sofia W Adwan, Mervat Alsous

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Article in Anatomical sciences education, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Zina M Al-AlamiDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences, Al-Ahliyya Amman University, Amman, Jordan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3108-6022
Sofia W AdwanDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences, Al-Ahliyya Amman University, Amman, Jordan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3123-2408
Mervat AlsousDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6678-670X
Al-Ahliyya Amman University · JOYarmouk University · JO

Funding

Al-Ahliyya Amman university 10/38/2019-2020
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Covid-19 pandemic has changed almost all aspects of education. The anatomy and histology courses for pharmacy students focus heavily on the face-to-face communication of theory and practical knowledge, and due to the pandemic, only theory content was delivered in an online format. This brought up many concerns about pharmacy student preparedness. This work explores the effectiveness and student perspective of remote teaching of the theoretical anatomy and histology course in Jordanian universities from the perspective of pharmacy students. The objectives are to determine the strengths, challenges, and the effectiveness of remote delivery on student learning. An online-based validated questionnaire was distributed to students majoring in Pharmacy and enrolled in the course during the second semester of 2019-2020 at 11 universities in Jordan. A total of 442 students participated in the study. Results showed that there were significant differences in perceptions of the social media platforms used in distance learning and remote delivery of the course. Most participants had positive perceptions of the educational process and studying via distance learning. There were many strengths noted including time flexibility and several challenges such as the lack of face-to-face interaction with instructors, inadequate internet connectivity, and technical issues. In conclusion, online-taught anatomy and histology course during the Covid-19 lockdown in Jordan was a success as perceived by students, but the course still possessed challenges need to be overcome in the future.

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AnatomyCOVID-19Education, DistanceStudents, PharmacyCommunicable Disease ControlHumansJordanPandemicsSARS-CoV-2Covid-19Covid-19 lockdowngross anatomy educationhistology educationJordanpharmacy education

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PMID34951117
PMCPMC9011493
OpenAlexW4200212941

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