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Table 1 College wise rating of students’ perception

From: Student apathy for classroom learning and need of repositioning in present andragogy in Indian dental schools

Questions

SMBTDC (n=50)

PRDC (n=50)

SDKSDC (n=50)

VDC (n=50)

All (n=200)

P-value

Do you enjoy present ‘classroom teaching/learning?

21(42.0%)

19 (38.0%)

22 (44.0%)

24(48.0%)

86 (43.0%)

0.048

Will you prefer classroom learning over distance learning?

34 (68.0%)

35 (70.0%)

35 (70.0%)

33 (66.0%)

137 (68.5%)

0.001

Are the lectures too lengthy and ineffective to understand?

35 (70.0%)

33 (66.0%)

37 (74.0%)

32 (64.0%)

137 (68.5%)

0.001

Is that the main reason to remain absent for classes?

34 (68.0%)

40 (80.0%)

35 (70.0%)

37 (74.0%)

146 (73.0%)

0.001

Do you attend the classes just for assessments and feedbacks?

12 (24.0%)

10 (20.0%)

10 (20.0%)

6 (12.0%)

38 (19.0%)

0.001

Do you think teacher motivation can improve ‘student- attendance’ for lectures?

49 (98.0%)

47 (94.0%)

46 (92.0%)

45 (90.0%)

187 (93.5%)

0.001

Do you think pedagogical methods need to be changed to benefit the students?

39 (78.0%)

44 (88.0%)

49 (98.0%)

44 (88.0%)

176 (88.0%)

0.001

Do you think better pedagogical methods can improve ‘classroom learning.’

45 (90.0%)

45 (90.0%)

47 (94.0%)

44 (88.0%)

181 (90.5%)

0.001

  1. (Values are n (% of respondents) who mean ‘Yes’ for the respective question).
  2. SMBTDC- Sau Mathurabai BhausahebThorat Dental College.
  3. PRDC- Pravara Rural Dental College.
  4. SDKSDC- Swargiya Dadasaheb Kalmegh Smruti Dental College.
  5. VDC- Vyas Dental College.