Perceptions of Undergraduate Students and Teaching Staff on Online Teaching

Suspended

• Conditions: Covid19
• Interventions: Other: Questionnaire

• Registration Number: NCT04466371
• Lead Sponsor: Misr International University

Brief Summary

Spread of COVID-19 in the world has led to a shift in teaching and learning techniques to online methods in order to prevent transmission of the disease. Misr International University (MIU) has an established online learning system that has been used together with face-to-face classes. The aim of this study is to assess and compare the satisfaction and perceptions of full-time teaching staff and undergraduate students regarding online learning during COVID-19 crisis.

Detailed Description

Statement of the problem: Spread of COVID-19 in the world has led to a shift in teaching and learning techniques to online methods in order to prevent transmission of the disease. Misr International University (MIU) has an established online learning system that has been used together with face-to-face classes. However, shifting all courses in all the faculties to the online mode is a new experience that needs to be assessed to allow for future improvement plans.

Aim: To assess and compare the satisfaction and perceptions of full-time teaching staff and undergraduate students regarding online learning during COVID-19 crisis.

Method: An online anonymous questionnaire will be distributed to all Misr International University (MIU) students and staff members. The total number of students is 8679 and the total number of staff members regardless of their academic title is 530. The questionnaire will be validated by three experts and piloting will be performed on a sample of participants. The questionnaire consists of five sections: Demographics, satisfaction with online teaching and learning methods, knowledge, and perception of COVID-19.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2020-07-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-07-07
• Study First Posted: 2020-07-10
• Status Verified: 2025-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-03-09
• Last Update Posted: 2025-03-11
• Study Start: 2025-07-15
• Primary Completion: 2025-11-01
• Study Completion: 2025-12-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: SUSPENDED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 9209

Inclusion Criteria

• All MIU undergraduate students and full-time staff members

Exclusion Criteria

• Students or full-time staff members who will not respond to the questionnaire

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
MIU students and staff members	Questionnaire	All students and staff members in MIU

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Satisfaction with online learning	1 month	Assess level of satisfaction with online learning using a questionnaire

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Knowledge about COVID-19 crisis	1 month	Assess level of knowledge about COVID-19 using a questionnaire
Perception of COVID-19 crisis	1 month	Assess level of perception of COVID-19 crisis using a questionnaire

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Faculty of Oral & Dental Medicine; 🇪🇬 Cairo, Egypt