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T1 Evaluation of the COVID-19 Lockdown-Adapted Online Methodology for the Cytology and Histology Course as Part of the Degree in Veterinary Medicine
A1 Balseiro Morales, Ana María
A1 Pérez Martínez, Claudia
A1 Paz Cabello, Paulino de
A1 García Iglesias, María José
A2 Sanidad Animal
K1 Educación
K1 Veterinaria
K1 Cytology and histology teaching–learning
K1 Presential evaluation (face-to-face)
K1 Online evaluation
K1 COVID-19
K1 Virtual microscopy
K1 Veterinary medicine
K1 5801 Teoría y Métodos Educativos
AB [EN] The COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown brought numerous teaching challenges requiring innovative approaches to teaching and learning, including novel modes of content delivery, virtual classrooms, and online assessment schemes. The aim of this study is to describe and assess the efficacy of the methods implemented at the University of León (Spain) to adapt to lockdowns in the context of the Cytology and Histology (CH) course for veterinary medicine undergraduate students. To evaluate the success of lockdown-adapted methodologies, we used inferential statistical analysis to compare the academic outcomes of two cohorts: 2018–2019 (traditional face-to-face—presential—learning and evaluation) and 2019–2020 (some face-to-face and some online lockdown-adapted learning and online lockdown-adapted evaluation). This analysis considered scores in both theoretical and practical exams and students’ final subject score. We also evaluated the number of logs onto the Moodle platform throughout the 2019–2020 period, as well as performing a student satisfaction survey in both courses. The use of explanatory pre-recorded lectures, continuous online self-assessment tests, and virtual microscopy (VM) may have produced significant improvements in the acquisition of histology competencies among students in the lockdown cohort. However, we need to implement further strategies to improve the assessment of students’ true level of knowledge acquisition. According to the student feedback, VM is a well-accepted resource that is perceived as a flexible and enjoyable tool to use. However, while students found that the resource enhances their ability to learn about microscopic structures, they felt that it should not completely replace optical microscopy
PB MDPI
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10612/18738
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10612/18738
NO Balseiro, A., Pérez-Martínez, C., de Paz, P., & García Iglesias, M. J. (2022). Evaluation of the COVID-19 Lockdown-Adapted Online Methodology for the Cytology and Histology Course as Part of the Degree in Veterinary Medicine. Veterinary Sciences, 9(2). https://doi.org/10.3390/VETSCI9020051
DS BULERIA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de León
RD 03-jun-2024