THE INFLUENCE OF TEACHING MODELS IN THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC CONDITIONS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF PRACTICAL SKILLS OF SECONDARY MEDICAL SCHOOL STUDENTS

Authors : Radmila Antić, Uroš Tomić

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• Manuscript keywords: COVID-19, pandemic secondary medical schools, students,, teaching

Abstract

Background: The school's statute determines the annual work plan of the school. This plan includes institutions as teaching bases, with the lesson fund from the course plan for practical teaching. A teaching base may be a social or health institution that is appointed by the minister of education. Since March 6, 2020, when the first case of the COVID-19 pandemic was diagnosed in Serbia, it has not been possible to perform practical lessons in teaching bases. Instead, practical teaching has been done on the school premises; thus, we encountered the problem that students could not fully adopt theoretical knowledge and practical skills. One of the main motives that led us to this research was what are today's students ‘opinions about their education and whether the pandemic brought them relief or difficulties in education.

Aim: To examine the students’ attitudes about the practical skills they developed during remote health care practice.

Methods and Respondents: The respondents were 120 students in the fourth grade of secondary medical schools who were surveyed and tested with a specially created questionnaire and knowledge test for the purpose of this research.

Results and Discussion: Most students realize the shortcomings of a distance health care teaching model. Certain percentages of students believe that distance learning decreases the motivation of medical school students for further education and work in the field of healthcare.

Conclusion: Students have different opinions about the impact of distance learning model in health care on developing their practical skills. Research indicates a reduced quality of students’ practical skills.