INDIVIDUAL FACTORS INFLUENCING BLENDED LEARNING AMONG STUDENTS IN KENYA MEDICAL TRAINING COLLEGE

Mr. George Tibi (), Mrs. Bonareri Regina (), Mr. Winstone Churchil Okumu (), Mrs. Kainde Musyoka (), Ms. Candy Carol Anyango () and Mr. Ben Mutiria ()

Journal of Health, Medicine and Nursing, 2022, vol. 8, issue 2, 23 - 34

Abstract: Purpose: The objective was to determine the individual factors of blended learning among students in Kenya Medical Training College. Methodology: A cross-sectional descriptive study was done. In the KMTC campuses the average student population is thirty thousand (30,000). The research used simple random sampling in the selected campuses. The sample size was 384. Primary data was collected using questionnaires and Quantitative data was analyzed using descriptive statistics whereas qualitative data was analyzed using content analysis. Qualitative data was transformed into themes and analyzed with the helped of SPSS version 25. Collected data was edited, sorted, cleaned and coded for data analysis. Findings: The study revealed that Student's departments, course of study and level of study have an influence in achievement of blended learning. There is an association at 5% significant level between having a device to use in online learning and attending virtual classes, χ2 (1, N= 396) = 4.393, p = 0.036. The Phi = .105, p = .036. At 5% significance level, there is an association between student's proficiency in using learning applications and the percentage of attending virtual classes, χ2 (6, N= 230) = 16.889, p = .010. Unique contribution to Theory, Practice and Policy: The study recommends that departments should be strengthened to offer both virtual and face to face sessions The College should ensure that students participating in blended-Learning courses have access to adequate and appropriate learning resources. Students have access to Page Library and also the virtual library resources within the College.

Keywords: Individual Factors; Blended Learning; Students; Kenya Medical Training College. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
https://iprjb.org/journals/index.php/JHMN/article/view/1651/1709 (application/pdf)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:bdu:ojjhmn:v:8:y:2022:i:2:p:23-34:id:1651

Access Statistics for this article

More articles in Journal of Health, Medicine and Nursing from IPRJB
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Chief Editor ().