Yao-Ting Sung, Ming-Da Wu, Chun-Kuang Chen, Kuo-En Chang
Examining the online reading behavior and performance of fifth-graders: evidence from eye-movement data
Frontiers in psychology
covid19 pandemic caused disruption continuing educational opportunities hand therapists response courses offered via online platforms including virtual orthotic fabrication courses important determine effectiveness benefits courses educating certified hand therapists examine remote learning orthotic fabrication skills continued merit relevance investigate value effectiveness orthotic fabrication courses taught virtual format crosssectional mixed methods survey study 31item survey consisting likerttype direct response openended questions experiences opinions virtual orthotics courses electronically delivered certified hand therapists data analysis included descriptive correlational statistics highlight frequencies ranges relationships participant demographics opinionsexperiences thematic analysis guided coding qualitative data total 459 responded response rate 97 respondents participated online courses orthotic fabrication reported high satisfaction noted clinical experience knowledge previous courses influenced experience participants felt novice clinicians students would gain enough skills confidence online courses however participants levels experience found courses value results suggest online learning skill set valuable effective beneficial experienced clinicians disadvantages included lack instructor feedback necessary handson skill development lack peer interaction advantages included convenience time cost accessibility ability revisit topic needed online learning orthotic fabrication skills sustainable option clinicians seeking advance skills nevertheless substitute initial training novice hand therapists due lack feedback skill development