INVESTIGATING NURSING STUDENTS’ SATISFACTION WITH THE QUALITY OF COURSES AND VIRTUAL LEARNING DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN 2020-2021

Authors : Zahra FARSI, Effat AFAGHI, Andrew J FOURNIER, Yazdan AHMADI, Seyedeh Azam SAJADI, Shahla ALIYARI

Pages : 103-117

Doi:10.17718/tojde.1137240

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Publication Date : 2022-07-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Education in medical sciences, including nursing, has encountered numerous challenges following the worldwide outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(COVID-19);. Additionally, students’ satisfaction with the methods of instruction can be accompanied by improved learning outcomes. This study aimed to investigate the nursing students’ satisfaction with the quality of courses insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(SQC); and satisfaction with virtual learning insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(SVL); during the COVID-19 pandemic. This cross-sectional study was conducted at a nursing school insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(105 nursing students); in Tehran,Iran, in the first semester of 2020-2021. The individual characteristics questionnaire, the Course Experience Questionnaire insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(CEQ);, and the e-Learning Satisfaction Questionnaire insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(e-LSQ); were used for data collection. More than 88% of the nursing students were satisfied with the quality of the courses. The level of SVL in 57.1% of them was moderate. Among the individual variables, only the academic semester was regarded as a predictor of SQC insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p=0.025);. There was no significant relationship between the dimensions and the total score of CEQ with students’ academic achievement insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<0.05);. Additionally, all the CEQ dimensions were significant predictors of the nursing students’ SQC insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<0.001);. Given the unknown time of eradicating COVID-19, it is necessary to adopt appropriate policies and perform proper planning to continue better nursing education and increase student satisfaction.
Keywords : COVID 19, education, learning, nursing, pandemic, satisfaction, students, virtual learning