Chinese digestive surgery interns' learning quality and English reading proficiency during COVID-19 pandemic: Comparison between face-to-face versus WeChat teaching and learning.

ABSTRACT: Gastrointestinal clinical teaching is of vital important for gastrointestinal surgery interns. However, during COVID-19 pandemic, due to frequent lockdowns and essential social distancing policy implemented in China, face-to-face teaching was interrupted significantly. To find a cost-effective way to deliver medical education to ensure that teaching and learning would be continued and uninterrupted, many social media tools and mobile applications have been used in medical teaching and learning. WeChat has been frequently employed in teaching and learning in many disciplines in Chinese universities due to its powerful functions and free cost. This study compared Chinese digestive surgery interns' learning quality, English reading proficiency, and learning satisfaction in two teaching condit

SUBMITTER: Zhou W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9898054 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature