Themes | Sub-themes | Description | Example | |
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1 | Educational impact | Content understanding | Educational improvement due to better understanding of information | “Yes, there is no doubt that online classes are better than campus-based classes because recorded lectures are very helpful. It helped me a lot in my academic progress this year.” |
Content perception challenges | Difficulties in understanding of the online delivered information due to variations in demand of content reception by learners | “I faced difficulty in understanding some of the lectures, especially those containing x-rays, were not clear in the online sessions.” | ||
2 | Time management | _ | Improved time organization and utility due to online learning | “Online sessions provided me with a great time to study and I experienced better time management.” |
3 | Challenges encountered | Methodological challenges | Quality assurance issues in the content delivery and implementation issues of the online learning | “There were a lot of lectures scheduled in one day! Honestly speaking, I didn’t get time to study them well...” |
Technical challenges | Difficulties experienced due to technological hindrances of internet connectivity and poor utility of online tools | “Slow internet connectivity and communication software failure were among frequent technical issues ....” | ||
Behavioral challenges | Barriers in adoption of online learning influenced by the individual personality characteristics | “It’s not suitable for me because I am a visual and kinesthetic learner. I must admit that even though online classes helped me in raising my marks, ...” | ||
4 | Preferences for future | _ | Students’ choices of learning modalities for their next academic year | “I would like to continue online classes if system is fool-proof and well prepared before we start using it again. I mean the technical part.” |