Background: The COVID-19 outbreak had a tremendous impact on the world of education. Aim:
To assess maternity and medical surgical nursing students’ preferences and experiences regarding
traditional, blended and e-learning during COVID-19 pandemic in the Faculty of Nursing,
Mansoura University. Tools: Three tools were used for data collection; the first tool was a student
demographic questionnaire; the second and third tools were questionnaires to assess the students’
preferences and experiences regarding the three methods of learning. Results: 60.8% of the studied
students preferred blended learning. 87.8% of the studied students had previous negative
experiences regarding traditional learning, 58.2% of them had a negative experience regarding e
learning, and 67.1% of them had a positive experience regarding blended learning. Conclusion:
Concerning the students’ preferences, just over three-fifths of the studied students preferred blended
learning, around one-third preferred traditional learning and a minority of them preferred e-learning.
Regarding the students’ experiences, the majority of the studied students had a negative experience
regarding traditional learning, around three-fifths of them had a negative experience regarding e
learning and more than two-thirds of them had a positive experience regarding blended learning. In
general, the studied students preferred and had a positive experience regarding blended learning. Recommendation: Continuing following blended learning in the higher education faculties and
institutions according to students’ preferences and positive experiences in learning and not being
dependent on traditional learning or e-learning delivered separately.
Mohamed Abdelhamed, H., A. Fadel, E., & Elsayed Mosaad, S. (2022). Preferences and Experiences of Maternity and Medical Surgical Nursing Students Regarding Traditional, Blended and E-Learning during COVID-19 Pandemic. Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 13(1), 2037-2050. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.270898
MLA
Hala Mohamed Abdelhamed; Eman A. Fadel; Shaymaa Elsayed Mosaad. "Preferences and Experiences of Maternity and Medical Surgical Nursing Students Regarding Traditional, Blended and E-Learning during COVID-19 Pandemic". Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 13, 1, 2022, 2037-2050. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.270898
HARVARD
Mohamed Abdelhamed, H., A. Fadel, E., Elsayed Mosaad, S. (2022). 'Preferences and Experiences of Maternity and Medical Surgical Nursing Students Regarding Traditional, Blended and E-Learning during COVID-19 Pandemic', Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 13(1), pp. 2037-2050. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.270898
VANCOUVER
Mohamed Abdelhamed, H., A. Fadel, E., Elsayed Mosaad, S. Preferences and Experiences of Maternity and Medical Surgical Nursing Students Regarding Traditional, Blended and E-Learning during COVID-19 Pandemic. Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 2022; 13(1): 2037-2050. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.270898
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