Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of medical technology students on remote teaching in two universities in Manila

Authors

  • Rupert Stephen Charles Chua University of Santo Tomas
  • Althea P. Abejo Department of Medical Technology, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines
  • Hannah Kathlyn P. Adriano Department of Medical Technology, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines
  • Micah Angelica R. Apostol Department of Medical Technology, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines
  • Gian Cleese A. Boguiren Department of Medical Technology, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines
  • Juan Climaco C. Elago III Department of Medical Technology, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines
  • Vincent Gerard T. Ferriols Department of Medical Technology, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines
  • Carlz Joshua I. Santiago Department of Medical Technology, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines
  • Alvin Rey F. Flores Department of Medical Technology, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines

Keywords:

Education, medical, knowledge, attitudes, practices, medical technology, online systems, Education, medical, medicalknowledge, attitudes, practices, attitudes, practicesmedical technology, online systemsRemove online systems

Abstract

The current COVID-19 disease pandemic forced education institutions related to medical technology in the Philippines to use distance learning through technology to continue to educate their students. Previous studies indicated the effectiveness of remote learning practices in improving a student's performance and laboratory skills. Thus, this study aimed to determine an effective remote learning modality for skill-based courses, specifically medical technology, in the Philippines. The study utilized a mixed method of a quantitative study utilized a knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) questionnaire answered by students from a Medical Technology program from two universities in the Philippines and a qualitative study utilized a focused group discussion from students who answered the questionnaire. A total of 353 participants responded to the questionnaire where 8 representatives for each year level in each university participated in the focus group discussion. Results have shown that students generally have a good foundation in the usage of the technology but have a less than desirable attitude that also contributed to the neutral level of practices done by the students. Overall, the different online learning modalities (synchronous, asynchronous, mixed) appear to have no significant difference among students of the two universities based on knowledge (p>0.0.05) and practices (p>0.05) but have a significant difference based on attitudes (p<0.05) related to remote learning. There was also a significant difference in the attitudes of the students from different universities (p<0.05) and year levels (p<0.01) and in the practices of students from different year levels (p<0.05) towards online learning. Further evaluation of laboratory skills of medical technology students attending online learning modalities is necessary to produce a more representative result on the efficacy of these learning modalities on laboratory skill development necessary for the practice of medical technology.

Published

2021-10-15

How to Cite

Chua, R. S. C., Abejo, A., Adriano, H. K., Apostol, M. A., Boguiren, G. C., Elago, J. C., Ferriols, V. G., Santiago, C. J., & Flores, A. R. (2021). Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of medical technology students on remote teaching in two universities in Manila. International Journal of Arts, Sciences and Education, 1(3), 185–207. Retrieved from https://www.ijase.org/index.php/ijase/article/view/25

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 3 (2021): October

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