Study of academic performance in medical students at the time of COVID-19 pandemic

Authors

  • Neebha Amatya Department of Physiology, Gandaki Medical College Teaching Hospital, Pokhara, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8084-2715
  • Rajesh Prajapati Department of Physiology, Gandaki Medical College Teaching Hospital, Pokhara, Nepal
  • Rajab Rana Magar Department of Physiology, Gandaki Medical College Teaching Hospital, Pokhara, Nepal
  • Ripti Shrestha Department of Physiology, Gandaki Medical College Teaching Hospital, Pokhara, Nepal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/jgmcn.v15i2.45797

Keywords:

Academic performance, coronavirus, COVID-19 vaccines, medical students, online learning

Abstract

Introduction: The world has faced a disastrous period at the time of the pandemic of corona virus- 19. The education system was hampered along with all the sectors of life and therefore, it was realized that a switch from the conventional way of teaching to online teaching is needed. The current study was done to analyze the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on the academic performance of medical students at Gandaki medical college of Pokhara, Nepal.

Methods: It was a descriptive study of the first and second-year medical students of Gandaki Medical College. The Likert scale was used to measure the effect of the COVID-19 lockdown on academic performance and to evaluate online education. A census sampling technique was used to collect the data.

Results: A total of 171 participants answered the questionnaire with a response rate of 87%. The data showed that covid-19 lockdown affected the academic performance of most participants of 98.2% with varying degrees. The mean evaluation score for online theory education was 4.7±2.06 while for the practical lessons was 2.06±1.4.

Conclusions: COVID-19 pandemic lockdown affected the academic performance of most participants to varying degrees. The academic performance of medical students with the online teaching method is effective during COVID-19 lockdown.

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Published

2022-12-31

How to Cite

Amatya, N., Prajapati, R., Magar, R. R., & Shrestha, R. (2022). Study of academic performance in medical students at the time of COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Gandaki Medical College-Nepal, 15(2), 107–111. https://doi.org/10.3126/jgmcn.v15i2.45797

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