Abstract
ABSTRACT
 BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE: Corona virus disease (Covid-19) pandemic has impacted lives and institutes globally with serious consequences. No doubt universities are facing immense challenges in this transition to online education. To evaluate the effectiveness of online system of teaching in Covid 19 pandemic as compared to classroom teaching in a basic medical sciences module.
 METHODOLOGY: This cross-sectional study was conducted at Islamic International Dental College, from 15th February to 15th May 2020 on 1ST year BDS students. At the end of their online module, an online feedback questionnaire was given to students. Assessment of the online module was compared with the previous class module assessment to get an insight of their performance. SPSS version 25 was used. Student’s t test was used.
 RESULTS: A highly significant p value was found in both Physiology and Biochemistry online tests as compared to class tests. Regarding feedback, 63(91.3%) students preferred classroom teaching as it enhanced active participation 59 (85.5%) and student teacher engagement 62 (89.9%). Students agreed that queries were addressed during online sessions 57 (70.9%) but they seemed less motivated 21(30.4%) and grasping of difficult concepts was tough 48 (69.5%). Teachers seemed more enthusiastic in online teaching 52 (75.4%), but there was variety of teaching tools used in classroom sessions 65 (94.2%).
 CONCLUSION: Gradually medical universities, faculty and students will adapt with the e-learning but we need to implement innovative and proactive measures for students and faculty to enhance students learning.
Highlights
Since ancient times the classroom has been the standard venue for teaching & information delivery to students
Qualitative data analysis showed that majority of students, 63(91.3%) preferred classroom teaching as it enhanced active participation 59 (85.5%) and student teacher engagement 62 (89.9%)
In our study, regarding the learning outcomes, students performed better in online assessments as compared to classroom assessments whereas the qualitative data suggested that majority of students preferred the classroom teaching while interacting face to face in a classroom environment that boost their motivation and in future would like to continue with the classroom teaching and assessment as compared to online teaching
Summary
Since ancient times the classroom has been the standard venue for teaching & information delivery to students. [2] It is of utmost importance that the education cycle should not be disrupted and genuine efforts are made to switch over to online education Online courses have both advantages and disadvantages in classroom setting. Online teaching system is not part of routine academics; some students experience more anxiety and may spend more time on online courses than on face-to-face learning . [5] experiences with hybrid teaching involving both face to face as well as e-learning has shown beneficial results most of the time getting students exposed to a variety of teaching modalities . The objective was to evaluate the effectiveness of online system of teaching in COVID-19 as compared to classroom teaching in a basic medical sciences module.
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