doi: 10.7763/IJIET.2015.V5.571
Effectiveness of e-Learning in Public Health Education: A Pilot Study
Zhixia Zhang
,
Peng Ran ,
Ying Peng ,
Rong Hu ,
Weirong Yan
- Epidemiology and Statistics Department, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Hang Kong Road, Wuhan, China
Abstract
Medical schools educators are presently experimenting with innovative ways of using e-learning to supplement the existing teaching. E-learning can promote an active, deeper approach for learning that enhances student learning outcomes. However, little literature explores the application of e-learning into public health education. The aim is to assess the effectiveness of e-learning in public health. A descriptive study, with a total of 87 international students of the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) enrolled, was conducted at Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, China. To evaluate the effectiveness of e-learning platform, correlations between students’ e-learning platform usage and the final examination marks were analyzed. The major contribution of this paper is E-learning platform usage had positive correlations with students’ final examination marks. E-learning is promising and worthwhile for further application in public health education.
Keywords
- E-learning
- pilot study
- platform
- public health
How to Cite
Zhixia Zhang, Peng Ran, Ying Peng, Rong Hu, and Weirong Yan, "Effectiveness of e-Learning in Public Health Education: A Pilot Study," International Journal of Information and Education Technology, vol. 5, no. 8, pp. 577-581, 2015. https://doi.org/10.7763/IJIET.2015.V5.571
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