Evaluation of the Level and Distribution of Articles on Electronic-learning in Medical Sciences in the Iranian Journals of Medical Education

Background Today, information technology and communications play an important role in the promotion of education quality. Some pedagogical studies have been conducted with a focus on electronic learning. This study aims to evaluate the level and distribution of articles on electronic-learning of medical sciences in the Iranian journals of medical sciences. Methods To collect data, English- and Persian-language scientific-research journals in medical sciences published from ۲۰۱۱ to the end of ۲۰۱۵ were evaluated. Titles, keywords, and methods were searched in the most reliable journals to extract articles in line with the study objectives. The data were analyzed based on descriptive statistics using Excel software. Results According to the results of the current study, only ۱ journal allocated more than ۱۰% (۱۴.۶% of all evaluated articles) of its published articles to e-learning in medical sciences (totally ۱۴.۶%). The highest ratio of articles on e-learning in medical education to the total articles was found in the Iranian Bimonthly of Education Strategies in Medical Sciences (۰.۱۴۶) and strides in development of Medical Education (۰.۰۹۴); and the lowest ratio was found in the Journal of Advances in Medical Education and Professionalism (۰.۳۱). Conclusions Limitations such as hardware and software infrastructures, as well as lack of interest and time by professors were considered as barriers to study electronic skills and technology sciences and their institutionalization within the curriculum.

کلیدواژه ها:

Education ، Medical sciences ، Electronic Learning ، Journals