Abstract
Background: Information technology (IT) is a new way of teaching and learning. One of the promising media
of information technology is e-Learning, which is used to enhance knowledge and skills among users. A
student gains better and deep knowledge through a useful tool. This survey aimed to determine practices
among medical students for e-Learning.
Methods: This cross-sectional survey was conducted on 184 students amongst the 500 students currently
enrolled in medical college. Data was collected using questionnaires and were analyzed through SPSS
version 22. Chi-square was used for qualitative values.
Results: Majority 90.80% (n=167) students were aware of e-Learning and were statistically high in first year
students (p-value: 0.018). The student did not show statistically significant results for content learned through
e-Learning with a p-value of 0.063. Different resources were used for e-Learning in which videos had the
highest percentage (87.60%) and audios were used as the least resource for e-Learning (29.20%). Daily, 56%
of the students use e-Learning for 1 hour or less and only 3% of the students used it for more than 4 hours.
Conclusion: Majority of undergraduate medical students were aware of the use of e-Learning and most of
them preferred e-Learning for their course work and studies showing a significant increase in understanding
and use, compared to studies conducted earlier. Participants found e-Learning useful and effective tool in
increasing knowledge and understanding of their subject.
Mohammad Idris, Waqar Ali, Bakhtawar Obaid, Akash Kumar, Eemaz Nathaniel, Sarah Rahim, Maria Islam, Hajra Yousafza. (2020) e-Learning: Practices Among Undergraduates of a Medical College of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, The Pakistan Journal of Medicine and Dentistry, Volume 9, Issue 4.
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