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Title: Student Perceptions on Synchronous Virtual versus Face-to-Face Teaching for Leader-Centered and Participant-Centered Postgraduate Activities during COVID-19
Language: English
Authors: Chandran, Dinu S. (ORCID 0000-0003-4331-4512), Kaur, Simran (ORCID 0000-0001-9091-9480), Deepak, Kishore Kumar
Source: Advances in Physiology Education. Sep 2021 45(3):554-562.
Availability: American Physiological Society. 9650 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20814-3991. Tel: 301-634-7164; Fax: 301-634-7241; e-mail: webmaster@the-aps.org; Web site: https://www.physiology.org/journal/advances
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 9
Publication Date: 2021
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Medical Students, Student Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Synchronous Communication, Asynchronous Communication, Graduate Students, Physiology, COVID-19, Pandemics, Seminars, Conferences (Gatherings), Clubs, Group Discussion, Computer Mediated Communication, Electronic Learning, Attendance, Independent Study, Pacing, Medical Education, Information Seeking, Feedback (Response), Interaction, Postdoctoral Education
DOI: 10.1152/advan.00226.2020
ISSN: 1043-4046
Abstract: Consequent to the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, pedagogic changes were introduced in postgraduate courses in Physiology, where face-to-face teaching was replaced with synchronous virtual mode for leader-centered (seminar, symposium) and participant-centered (journal club, group discussion) academic activities. We hypothesized that the effectiveness of virtual and face-to-face modes as perceived by postgraduate students in terms of facilitating their overall learning may differ across the spectrum of leader-centered and participant-centered activities. To assess the same, we designed and administered a comprehensive, structured, and validated feedback questionnaire. Postgraduate students (n = 29) rated virtual sessions significantly more convenient, but less attentive and comprehensible, and reported better audiovisual experience during face-to-face sessions. Students rated flexibility to attend, self-paced learning, ability to revise, lookup for information in real time, and accessibility to distant expertise as important features of virtual sessions and instant feedback, eye-to-eye contact, and ability to interact in the group for face-to-face sessions. Virtual and face-to-face sessions were perceived as equally effective in facilitating their overall learning for the conduct of leader-centered seminars and symposia. However, face-to-face sessions were considered more effective for the conduct of participant-centered group discussions and journal clubs. During the pandemic, students perceive the synchronous virtual mode as an equally effective alternative for the conduct of leader-centered academic activities, but face-to-face teaching is still preferred for the conduct of participant-centered academic activities.
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Entry Date: 2021
Accession Number: EJ1311260
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