| Title |
Computer literacy and E-learning perception in Cameroon: the case of Yaounde Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Medical Education, April 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1472-6920-13-57 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Georges Bediang, Beat Stoll, Antoine Geissbuhler, Axel M Klohn, Astrid Stuckelberger, Samuel Nko’o, Philippe Chastonay |
| Abstract |
Health science education faces numerous challenges: assimilation of knowledge, management of increasing numbers of learners or changes in educational models and methodologies. With the emergence of e-learning, the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) and Internet to improve teaching and learning in health science training institutions has become a crucial issue for low and middle income countries, including sub-Saharan Africa. In this perspective, the Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (FMBS) of Yaoundé has played a pioneering role in Cameroon in making significant efforts to improve students' and lecturers' access to computers and to Internet on its campus.The objective is to investigate how computer literacy and the perception towards e-learning and its potential could contribute to the learning and teaching process within the FMBS academic community. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 50% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 50% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | <1% |
| Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
| Tanzania, United Republic of | 1 | <1% |
| Colombia | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Cameroon | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| South Africa | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 322 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 40 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 39 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 35 | 11% |
| Researcher | 28 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 22 | 7% |
| Other | 78 | 24% |
| Unknown | 89 | 27% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 75 | 23% |
| Social Sciences | 31 | 9% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 29 | 9% |
| Computer Science | 27 | 8% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 9 | 3% |
| Other | 56 | 17% |
| Unknown | 104 | 31% |
Attention Score in Context
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