Walters, Thomas Simkiss, Nicola J Snowden, Robert J Gray, Nicola S
Published in
The British journal of educational psychology
Student engagement and concentration is critical for successful learning. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a dramatic increase in the use of online learning which may affect engagement and concentration, particularly for those students with specific learning difficulties. Students would show lower scores on all the measures of student e...
Goh, Charlene E Lim, Li Zhen Müller, Andre M Wong, Mun Loke Gao, Xiaoli
Published in
European journal of dental education : official journal of the Association for Dental Education in Europe
The COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated an unprecedented shift from face-to-face teaching to e-learning. Previous surveys revealed the negative impact of COVID-19 on dental education and the physical and psychological well-being of dental students. This qualitative study aimed to investigate the perspectives of dental educators towards e-learning du...
Lee, Hyowon Liu, Mingming Scriney, Michael Smeaton, Alan F.
Published in
Frontiers in Education
The steady increase in use of online educational tools and services has led to a large amount of educational video materials made available for students to watch. Finding the right video content is usually supported by the overarching learning management system and its user interface that organizes various video items by course, categories and week...
Yuan, Lijuan Li, Hongming Fu, Shiman Zhang, Zizai
Published in
Frontiers in Psychology
With the development of various network technologies and the spread of coronavirus disease 2019, many online learning platforms have been built. However, some of them may negatively impact student learning outcomes. Therefore, this study aims to improve the online learning effect of students by comprehensively evaluating their learning behavior by ...
Kim, Jinwon Moon, Kibum Lee, Jiye Jeong, Yaewon Lee, Seungjin Ko, Young-gun
Published in
Frontiers in Psychology
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an abrupt transition from face-to-face learning to online learning, which has also affected the mental health of college students. In this study, we examined the relationship between students’ adjustment to online learning and their mental health by using the Dual-Continua Model. The model assumes that mental disord...
Liu, Yue Cao, Zhe
Published in
Frontiers in Public Health
Background As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, online learning and long-term isolation from social and clinical settings has exacerbated mental health problems and symptoms of academic burnout among medical students. However, few studies have discussed symptoms of academic burnout as a result of reduced social support, and increased stress among me...
Aguilos, Veronica Fuchs, Kevin
Published in
Frontiers in Education
Gamification is about applying gaming strategies and game elements to improve learning, and thus, making it more engaging for individuals. The application of gamification in higher education aims to incentivize students and is said to improve the efficiency of self-paced learning. The study aims to explore the perceived usefulness and challenges of...
Elalouf, Amir Edelman, Arik Sever, Dafna Cohen, Shaked Ovadia, Reut Agami, Omer Shayhet, Yulia
Published in
Frontiers in Education
This study explores the Structured Query Language (SQL) learners’ perceptions in online and face-to-face learning regarding the role of the instructor, clarity in lesson delivery and understanding, and concerns about the shift in learning mode. In parallel, we evaluate the performance of online and face-to-face SQL learners in the final examination...
Tuveri, Matteo Zurru, Alessia Fadda, Daniela Saba, Michele
Published in
European Journal of Physics
Active learning strategies and information technology-based pedagogies are perceived as beneficial and their use and development in academic courses is fast increasing. Faculties can use them to design courses that are challenging and fresher, creative, and meaningful for students, to meet students’ needs and to promote the learning of contents in ...
Rees, Kim A O'Halloran, Luke J Fitzsimons, Kathryn M Woonton, Hamish Dj Whittaker, Suzanne C Pedley, James F Ahmed, Hussein Marshall, Stuart D
Published in
Anaesthesia and intensive care
The COVID-19 pandemic has had profound implications for continuing medical education. Travel restrictions, lockdowns and social distancing in an effort to curb spread have meant that medical conferences have been postponed or cancelled. When the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists made the decision to commit to a fully virtual 2021 ...
