Investigation of the Relationship between Medical Students' Digital Competency Levels and Their Attitudes towards E-Learning

Autor/inn/en	Tekin, Murat; Uysal, Ibrahim
Titel	Investigation of the Relationship between Medical Students' Digital Competency Levels and Their Attitudes towards E-Learning
Quelle	In: International Journal of Curriculum and Instruction, 15 (2023) 1, S.620-636 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Tekin, Murat) ORCID (Uysal, Ibrahim)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Medical Education; Medical Students; Electronic Learning; Student Attitudes; Attitude Measures; Digital Literacy; Measures (Individuals); Gender Differences; COVID-19; Pandemics; Data Analysis; Problem Solving; Computer Mediated Communication; Educational Change; Information Literacy; Computer Simulation; Foreign Countries; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Medizinische Ausbildung; Schülerverhalten; Messdaten; Geschlechterkonflikt; Auswertung; Problemlösen; Computerkonferenz; Bildungsreform; Informationskompetenz; Computergrafik; Computersimulation; Ausland; Türkei
Abstract	As a requirement of our era, digital competence and e-learning have become basic competencies. The importance of these concepts has become clearer in medical education, especially with the COVID-19 pandemic. This period also triggered the transformation in education with technology. This study aimed to examine the relationship between medical students' digital competence levels and their attitudes toward elearning. Data were collected from 922 medical students who voluntarily participated in the study, using the Students' Basic Digital Competences Scale and the E-Learning Attitude Scale. It was determined that medical students had high levels of digital competence, and their e-learning levels were moderate. The digital content development, information and data literacy, communication, the university's virtual tools and social communication, and the problem-solving sub-dimensions of digital competence are significantly, positively, and moderately related to e-learning. Students' digital competency levels did not differ significantly according to sex and studied term. Men's e-learning attitudes are significantly higher than that of women. The e-learning attitudes of term 1 students are higher than term 4 and 5 students. Medical education is a process open to continuous improvement. This research will contribute to the explanations regarding the transformation after the pandemic concerning the aims of medical education. [The publication year (2022) shown on the PDF is incorrect. The correct publication year is 2023.] (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	World Council for Curriculum and Instruction. California School of Education, Alliant International University, 10455 Pomerado Road, San Diego, CA 92131. Web site: https://ijci.globets.org/index.php/IJCI/about
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01