European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine

Abstract

Objectives: To Study the experience and opinion of medical graduates about online and classroom teachingandstudents’ perceptions of the online as compared with classroom classes.
Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 1^st (2020-21 batch) and 2^nd (2019-20 batch) year MBBS students at Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical College and Research Institute, Bengaluru. A semi structured closed ended questionnaire on various components of learning of online & classroom teaching was developed. Data collection was done through Google forms online survey platform. Responses obtained in Google forms were exported and analysed in Microsoft Excel. Responses to the questions were expressed as percentages and tabulated. Data collected was assessed by using descriptive statistics.
Results: Positive perception of all aspects of learning process was found to be higher (65%) for conventional classroom teaching. In comparison only 25% medical students preferred online teaching. 77.7% participants felt practical class learning experience was poor/fair in online classes. 58% of students have reported mental stress during online learning as against only 11% during classroom learning. Majority (86%) of medical graduates preferred classroom teaching method compared to only 14% for online teaching method.
Conclusion: The Indian Medical Graduate preferred classroom teaching over online teaching method in Medical education, as hands-on training and communication skills are most important in learning process. They also felt that mental stress is more in online teaching, hence better teaching techniques have to be implemented in medical education for online class.