Open Distance Learning in Medical Education: Does It Improve Students’ Motivation?

Jun Xin Lee, Ahmad Hathim Ahmad Azman, Jing Yi Ng and Noor Akmal Shareela Ismail

SAGE Open, 2023, vol. 13, issue 1, 21582440231157687

Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the way of teaching and learning in medicine. Conventional medical education has been fully transformed to open distance learning that includes the full utilization of various digital platforms. Thus, this study explored the impact of digital learning usage on learning motivation among medical students of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) before and during the COVID-19 pandemic period. A validated Students Motivation towards Science Learning (SMTSL) tool was used to assess the learning motivation of UKM undergraduate medical students throughout years 1 to 5. Digital learning during the COVID-19 pandemic was significantly higher compared to before the pandemic ( p  

Keywords: education; motivation; medical; COVID-19 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1177/21582440231157687

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