Surveying and Modelling 21st Century Online Learning Patterns of Medical Students

Siya Liang, Ching Sing Chai and Vivian W. Y. Lee ()
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Siya Liang: Centre for Learning Enhancement and Research (CLEAR), The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Ching Sing Chai: Faculty of Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Vivian W. Y. Lee: Centre for Learning Enhancement and Research (CLEAR), The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 19, 1-11

Abstract: Medical education in the 21st century is shifting more toward online learning because of extensive application of information and communication technology (ICT). We surveyed medical students’ 21st century online learning experiences and modeled the interrelations among relevant dimensions of 21st century online learning. Based on the general themes proposed by multiple 21st century learning frameworks and current medical education emphases, a seven-factor instrument was developed for surveying 364 medical students’ learning process, thinking process, and basic science-related clinical ability. The associations among the seven factors and the structural relationships of how online learning practices and thinking processes affected basic science-related clinical ability were explored. The developed instrument was validated and possessed good reliability. The seven dimensions were interrelated. Specifically, meaningful learning with ICT was positively associated with other learning practices. The learning practices were positively associated with the thinking processes and the thinking processes were positively associated with students’ basic science-related clinical ability. Our findings suggested that students engaged in active and collaborative learning with technology would employ higher-order thinking and perceived better basic science-related clinical ability. The findings support engaging medical students with 21st century learning practices to strengthen students’ self-perception of clinical ability.

Keywords: medical students; online medical education; online learning; 21st century learning models; learning competencies of 21st century (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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