ERIC Number: EJ1383416
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-1470-3297
EISSN: EISSN-1470-3300
Undergraduate Students' Perceptions of Online Assessment during COVID-19 Pandemic at Faculty of Medicine for Girls, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
Abd Elgalil, Heba Mohamed; Abd El-Hakam, Fatma El-Zahraa; Farrag, Islam Mostafa; Abdelmohsen, Shaimaa Ramadan; Elkolaly, Hala
Innovations in Education and Teaching International, v60 n2 p185-195 2023
The Corona virus-19 pandemic has forced universities globally to shut down and shift their educational and assessment activities to online platforms. This study explores the perception of undergraduate preclinical medical students about online assessment during the ongoing pandemic. A cross-sectional study based on a semi-structured online self-administered questionnaire was conducted on 654 preclinical medical students following the final online exams at Faculty of Medicine for Girls, Al-Azhar University. Perception was investigated using a 3-point Likert scale. The overall mean score of students' satisfaction with the quality of online assessment was (31.7 ± 3.1), and they agreed that online exams create a sense of security. However, 69.7% of students preferred paper-based exams to online exams. Furthermore, high cost, lack of ability to concentrate and only knowledge-based exams were some of the reported drawbacks. These findings highlight the importance of students' perception through online assessment for promoting successful educational processes.
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Computer Assisted Testing, COVID-19, Pandemics, Females, Medical Education, Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Access to Computers
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Egypt
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