Research Article | Open Access
Knowledge, Attitude and Perception of dental students towards E-Learning
Neha Sharma M Arthi Balasubramaniam Sudharrshiny.S,
Pages: 1756-1774
Abstract
BACKGROUND: E-learning comprises all forms of electronically supported learning and teaching. The
information and communication systems, whether networked or not, serve as a specific media to implement the
learning process. Hence this study aims to assess the knowledge and attitude of healthcare professional students
towards e-learning.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross - sectional study was conducted among 160 health care students. A prevalidated questionnaire containing 12 questions items were mailed to the health care professional students who were studying in the first year. The responses were collected and tabulated. Descriptive statistics and inferential statistics
of the responses was performed using SPSS version 23.0
RESULTS: The findings of this study show that 37.5% of the respondents were more than 20 years old. Majority of
the respondents were males (56.8%). A majority of 20% of BDS students strongly agreed that e-learning should be
used as a supplementary tool (p<0.05).On doing chi square correlation, it was found that majority of the BDS and
MBBS students agreed that e-learning is crucial for acquiring more competency. This difference was statistically
significant (Chi-square test; p-value = 0.008)
CONCLUSION: Within the limitations of the present study, majority of the students participating agreed that elearning is a method of teaching and learning and majority of the participants agreed that e-learning is crucial for
acquiring competency.
Keywords
Attitude, E-learning, Knowledge, Practice, Innovative technique