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Table 2 Distance e-learning reported benefits, drawbacks and challenges (n = 538)

From: Distance learning in clinical medical education amid COVID-19 pandemic in Jordan: current situation, challenges, and perspectives

  

Number of students (%)

Benefits

Time saving

425 (79%)

Flexibility of class time

343 (63.8%)

Better instruction

59 (11%)

Improved learning

73 (13.6%)

Better interaction instructor

73 (13.6%)

Better interaction with classmates

18 (3.3%)

No benefits

27 (5%)

Drawbacks

Poor instruction

260 (48.3%)

Poor interaction with instructors

334 (62.1%)

Poor interaction with classmates

308 (57.2%)

No drawbacks

91 (16.9%)

Challenges

Poor internet coverage

372 (69.1%)

Limitation in internet data packages

205 (38.1%)

Lacking suitable devices

65 (12.1%)

Variation in educational platforms

205 (38.1%)

No challenges

40 (7.4%)