Introduction: This study aimstoscore the factors affecting the use of e-learning in Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences according to the interpretive structural model.
Methods: Interpretative structural model was used to categorize and score factors affecting e learning. The participants were faculty members of Shahid Sadoughi. University of Medical sciences. 11 faculty members were selected randomly and filled a questionnaire.The data collection tool was a self-interactive questionnaire (ISM) and content validity was confirmed by medical education specialists.
Result: overall 15 factors are considered as factors affecting the use of e-learning in Shahid Sadoughi. University of Medical Sciences. Also, factor analysis showed that this model has 9 levels that are determined from the deepest and most influential level to the most surface and effective level of effective implementation of electronic learning in the model.
Conclusion: Regarding the identification of 15 factors and determining the level of importance and their impact on the use of e-learning in the medical sciences university, policymakers and managers of medical universities should be encouraged to facilitate these factors.
Keywords: E-learning, Medical education, Interpretive Structural Modeling
Type of Study:
Research |
Subject:
Medical Education Received: 2017/09/23 | Accepted: 2018/04/11 | Published: 2018/12/17