TY - JOUR
T1 - Impact of Distance Learning on Pharmacy and Pharm.D Undergraduates’ during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Jordan
AU - Jarab, Anan S.
AU - Al-Qerem, Walid
AU - Mukattash, Tareq L.
AU - Al-Hajjeh, Douaa
AU - Al-Azayzih, Ahmed
AU - Hammour, Khawla Abu
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 DSR Publishers/The University of Jordan. All Rights Reserved.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Objective: The study aims to evaluate the impact of distance education on Pharmacy, Pharm.D and postgraduate students’ satisfaction and its associated factors during COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A cross-sectional web-based survey was distributed online for Pharmacy, Pharm.D and postgraduate Diploma and Master Students across Jordanian universities. Expiratory factor analysis (EFA) and Cronbach’s alpha were conducted to examine the validity and the internal consistency of the survey, respectively. Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA), Chi square test and t-test were conducted to evaluate the variables associated with students’ satisfaction with distance learning. Results: A total of 860 students completed the survey. The EFA generated a three-factor model including positive impact, negative impact and general impact. The mean scores of the factors were 2.84 (SD=1.03), 2.78 (SD=0.92) and 2.34 (SD=1.22) respectively. Several factors were associated with students’ level of satisfaction with distant learning including gender, nationality, university type and field of study. Conclusion: Distance education had negative impact on Pharmacy and Pharm.D. students’ satisfaction, which opens the doors for the necessity to improve the distance education for university students. Variables including gender, nationality, university type and field of study were associated with students’ level of satisfaction.
AB - Objective: The study aims to evaluate the impact of distance education on Pharmacy, Pharm.D and postgraduate students’ satisfaction and its associated factors during COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A cross-sectional web-based survey was distributed online for Pharmacy, Pharm.D and postgraduate Diploma and Master Students across Jordanian universities. Expiratory factor analysis (EFA) and Cronbach’s alpha were conducted to examine the validity and the internal consistency of the survey, respectively. Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA), Chi square test and t-test were conducted to evaluate the variables associated with students’ satisfaction with distance learning. Results: A total of 860 students completed the survey. The EFA generated a three-factor model including positive impact, negative impact and general impact. The mean scores of the factors were 2.84 (SD=1.03), 2.78 (SD=0.92) and 2.34 (SD=1.22) respectively. Several factors were associated with students’ level of satisfaction with distant learning including gender, nationality, university type and field of study. Conclusion: Distance education had negative impact on Pharmacy and Pharm.D. students’ satisfaction, which opens the doors for the necessity to improve the distance education for university students. Variables including gender, nationality, university type and field of study were associated with students’ level of satisfaction.
KW - Jordan
KW - The COVID-19
KW - distance learning
KW - impact; pharmacy and pharm. D students
KW - satisfaction
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U2 - 10.35516/jjps.v15i3.409
DO - 10.35516/jjps.v15i3.409
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85139195256
SN - 1995-7157
VL - 15
SP - 355
EP - 364
JO - Jordan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
JF - Jordan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
IS - 3
ER -