Student's perspectives, satisfaction and experiences with online and classroom learning during the COVID-19 pandemic: Findings and implications on blended learning.
Steward MudendaVictor DakaWebrod MufwambiScott Kaba MatafwaliBilly ChabalengePhumzile SkosanaRuth Lindizyani MfuneMaisa KasangaOsaretin Christabel OkonjiGodfrey MayokaMartin KampambaChristabel Nang'andu HikaamboMoses MukoshaManal Hadi Ghaffoori KanaanLindi Angeline Zikalala-MabopeGeorge SinkambaRoland Nnaemeka OkoroMartha ChuluBrian GodmanJoseph FadarePublished in: SAGE open medicine (2023)
This study found that most students recommended the continuation of blended learning after the pandemic. However, they believed that follow-up tutorials and assessments were better undertaken in physical classrooms than online learning. These findings are important in sensitising stakeholders in the education sector and governments to consider blended learning as a teaching strategy in the future. There is a need to develop and implement curricula that offer blended learning to students as well as ensure the students have the necessary facilities and equipment to support such learning.