Level of self-efficacy among skill-based allied health students in the University of Santo Tomas-Enriched Virtual Mode of learning: A cross-sectional study.
Donald G Manlapaz, Cristine Rose S Versales, John Micko A Pazcoguin and 8 others
PMID 38510154WHAT IT FOUND
Allied health students learning online reported very good overall confidence.
They were most confident using technology and least confident managing time and using online library resources.
Key findings
01The overall online self-efficacy score was 3.83, classified as very good.
02Students reported the highest mean score for using synchronous technology to communicate with others at 4.50 and the lowest mean score for using library online resources at 2.42.
03Online self-efficacy scores were significantly correlated with sex and year level, but not with age or program.
STILL TO COME
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What it does not show
The study used purposive sampling at one university, so the students may not represent other allied health programs or countries. The analysed sample was 117 eligible participants, while the sample size calculation had targeted 362 students. The outcome was self-reported confidence in online learning, not measured clinical skill, patient care, or academic performance. The survey did not account for pandemic effects, financial issues, previous online learning experience, or academic load. The study was cross-sectional, so it cannot show that sex, year level, age, or program caused changes in self-efficacy.
Declared interests
The authors declared no conflicting interests and no funding or grant support.
The easy way to misread this
Do not read the very good self-efficacy scores as evidence that online learning made these students better clinicians. The study measured students' confidence in online learning at one point in time, not clinical skill or patient outcomes.