Pharmacy students’ perceptions towards online learning in a Saudi Pharmacy School

Objectives: The aim of the study was to evaluate previous exposure to online learning and preference for learning through pre-recorded online lectures with or without live active learning among pharmacy students in their fifth year. Methods: An anonymous online survey was self-administered to fifth-...

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Main Authors: Dalia Almaghaslah, Mohammed Ghazwani, Abdurahman Alsayari, Arwa Khaled
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer 2018-07-01
Series:Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S131901641830063X
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Summary:Objectives: The aim of the study was to evaluate previous exposure to online learning and preference for learning through pre-recorded online lectures with or without live active learning among pharmacy students in their fifth year. Methods: An anonymous online survey was self-administered to fifth-year students enrolled on the Graduation Research Project Course. Results: The response rate was 100%. Ninety-seven percent of students had previous experience with at least one online course during their pharmacy undergraduate curriculum; 76% of the courses were science courses. The majority of respondents preferred face-to-face, in-class lectures to online lectures, but 17% expressed no preference. Conclusion: Pharmacy students expressed some interest in online learning methods within the pharmacy curriculum. Keywords: Saudi Arabia, Online learning, Pharmacy, Education, King Khalid University
ISSN:1319-0164