RESEARCH ARTICLE: A survey of student perception and feedback during the COVID-19 lockdown
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.46542/pe.2020.202.234241Keywords:
Pharmacy Education , Students, Online Education, COVID-19 LockdownAbstract
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate students’ thought processes during this extended COVID-19 lockdown and to ascertain their views about online education, their main current apprehensions and worries, their stress levels, and their view of an eventual post-COVID-19 return to college.
Methods: An online survey was conducted on 300 plus students of the PSG College of Pharmacy, India. The survey was split gender-wise and across senior-junior years.
Results: Three out of the four groups showed an overall desire to return to college and resume normal operations with reasonable social distancing norms. All the student groups surveyed were extremely keen on resuming practical labs but showed mixed feelings towards resuming traditional examination methods. All the groups showed stress and uncertainty regarding the lockdown.
Conclusion: A reasonable picture could be obtained from student feedback and thoughts pertaining to during and after the COVID-19 lockdown. These preliminary findings may help educators formulate appropriate policies to address students’ issues.
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