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Evaluation of the Experience of Online Classes for Medical Students during Covid- 19, Majmaah University, Saudi Arabia 2020

Huda Hakim Abdelrahman, Aljoharah Abdullah Almaziad, Wojdan Suhail Alotaibi, Maram Masad Almutairi, Moudi Abdulrahman Almousa, Wad Abdullah Almutairi. Tayseer AlMotairi, Mansour Alzahrani, Shamshad Begum A Loni, Madania Mohammed Nore Idrees Ejiel.


Abstract
Background and Aims:
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, traditional face-to-face teaching stopped, which affected medical students’ learning. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia suspended all educational institutions and shifted to E-learning techniques classes in response to COVID-19. The College of Medicine at Ma¬jmaah University also completely shifted from traditional face-to-face learning to E- learning through Blackboard and Zoom applications. Aim of the study was to evaluate the experience of online classes during COVID-19 among medical students in Majmaah University, 2020.
Methods:
This descriptive cross-sectional institutional-based study was conducted in the College of Medicine at Majmaah University. Using stratified random sampling, 160 students were selected from years 2, 3, 4 and 5 for this study.
Results:
Most medical students ,96%, attended online classes regularly. However, 91.9% of students got the information clearly during the online classes. Approximately 55% of students experienced some tech¬nical issues, such as internet problems. On the contrary, 33.2% of students faced financial problems. Regarding health problems, 63.8% of students experienced increased stress and anxiety, while 68.5% of them had sleeping problems. More than half of the students, 69.4%, were satisfied with online classes.
Conclusions:
The study has shown that most students were satisfied with online education.

Key words: Coronavirus, lockdown, financial problems, traditional classes, clinical skill


 
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Abdelrahman HH, Almaziad AA, Alotaibi WS, Almutairi MM, Almousa MA, AlMotairi WAAT, Alzahrani M, Loni SBA, Ejiel MMNI. Evaluation of the Experience of Online Classes for Medical Students during Covid- 19, Majmaah University, Saudi Arabia 2020. Majmaah J Heal Sci. 2023; 11(4): 11-24. doi:10.5455/mjhs.2023.04.003


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Abdelrahman HH, Almaziad AA, Alotaibi WS, Almutairi MM, Almousa MA, AlMotairi WAAT, Alzahrani M, Loni SBA, Ejiel MMNI. Evaluation of the Experience of Online Classes for Medical Students during Covid- 19, Majmaah University, Saudi Arabia 2020. https://www.mjhs-mu.org/?mno=148649 [Access: September 13, 2024]. doi:10.5455/mjhs.2023.04.003


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Abdelrahman HH, Almaziad AA, Alotaibi WS, Almutairi MM, Almousa MA, AlMotairi WAAT, Alzahrani M, Loni SBA, Ejiel MMNI. Evaluation of the Experience of Online Classes for Medical Students during Covid- 19, Majmaah University, Saudi Arabia 2020. Majmaah J Heal Sci. 2023; 11(4): 11-24. doi:10.5455/mjhs.2023.04.003



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Abdelrahman HH, Almaziad AA, Alotaibi WS, Almutairi MM, Almousa MA, AlMotairi WAAT, Alzahrani M, Loni SBA, Ejiel MMNI. Evaluation of the Experience of Online Classes for Medical Students during Covid- 19, Majmaah University, Saudi Arabia 2020. Majmaah J Heal Sci. (2023), [cited September 13, 2024]; 11(4): 11-24. doi:10.5455/mjhs.2023.04.003



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Abdelrahman, H. H., Almaziad, . A. A., Alotaibi, . W. S., Almutairi, . M. M., Almousa, . M. A., AlMotairi, . W. A. A. T., Alzahrani, . M., Loni, . S. B. A. & Ejiel, . M. M. N. I. (2023) Evaluation of the Experience of Online Classes for Medical Students during Covid- 19, Majmaah University, Saudi Arabia 2020. Majmaah J Heal Sci, 11 (4), 11-24. doi:10.5455/mjhs.2023.04.003



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Abdelrahman, Huda Hakim, Aljoharah Abdullah Almaziad, Wojdan Suhail Alotaibi, Maram Masad Almutairi, Moudi Abdulrahman Almousa, Wad Abdullah Almutairi. Tayseer AlMotairi, Mansour Alzahrani, Shamshad Begum A Loni, and Madania Mohammed Nore Idrees Ejiel. 2023. Evaluation of the Experience of Online Classes for Medical Students during Covid- 19, Majmaah University, Saudi Arabia 2020. Majmaah Journal of Health Sciences, 11 (4), 11-24. doi:10.5455/mjhs.2023.04.003



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Abdelrahman, Huda Hakim, Aljoharah Abdullah Almaziad, Wojdan Suhail Alotaibi, Maram Masad Almutairi, Moudi Abdulrahman Almousa, Wad Abdullah Almutairi. Tayseer AlMotairi, Mansour Alzahrani, Shamshad Begum A Loni, and Madania Mohammed Nore Idrees Ejiel. "Evaluation of the Experience of Online Classes for Medical Students during Covid- 19, Majmaah University, Saudi Arabia 2020." Majmaah Journal of Health Sciences 11 (2023), 11-24. doi:10.5455/mjhs.2023.04.003



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Abdelrahman, Huda Hakim, Aljoharah Abdullah Almaziad, Wojdan Suhail Alotaibi, Maram Masad Almutairi, Moudi Abdulrahman Almousa, Wad Abdullah Almutairi. Tayseer AlMotairi, Mansour Alzahrani, Shamshad Begum A Loni, and Madania Mohammed Nore Idrees Ejiel. "Evaluation of the Experience of Online Classes for Medical Students during Covid- 19, Majmaah University, Saudi Arabia 2020." Majmaah Journal of Health Sciences 11.4 (2023), 11-24. Print. doi:10.5455/mjhs.2023.04.003



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Abdelrahman, H. H., Almaziad, . A. A., Alotaibi, . W. S., Almutairi, . M. M., Almousa, . M. A., AlMotairi, . W. A. A. T., Alzahrani, . M., Loni, . S. B. A. & Ejiel, . M. M. N. I. (2023) Evaluation of the Experience of Online Classes for Medical Students during Covid- 19, Majmaah University, Saudi Arabia 2020. Majmaah Journal of Health Sciences, 11 (4), 11-24. doi:10.5455/mjhs.2023.04.003





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