Speech-language pathology students’ satisfaction level towards e-learning instruction methods of clinical practicum during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Satisfaction of education programmes is fundamental to accomplishing a professional identity of the graduates especially in programmes where clinical practicum forms a core element in the education process. This study aimed to detect the overall SLP students’ level of satisfaction with online instruction of clinical practicum during the COVID-19 pandemic. A questionnaire was administered for a convenience sample of two cohorts of students (<italic>n</italic> = 186). The number of participants who responded to the questionnaire, <italic>n</italic> = 149. The questionnaire was based on a construct of 30 questions, developed on a basis to reflect the components of key points such as student-patient-supervisor interaction, assessment, and treatment plans, the success of treatment, infection control measures, student skills, and training outcomes, student evaluation, use of instruments and tools, as well as report writing. Students rated their online instruction as very low. Only 30.7% agreed or strongly agreed that they were satisfied and fulfiled the expected training outcomes. ‘Self-reliance in searching for information from different resources’ was the most cited motivation for satisfaction. ‘Deprivation from exposure to instrumentation’ was the most cited motivation for dissatisfaction. The findings support the literature in the area of student satisfaction with e-learning methods of instruction in speech pathology programmes and reveal several implications regarding the satisfaction/dissatisfaction balance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]