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. 2012 Nov 24;12:118. doi: 10.1186/1472-6920-12-118

Table 1.

College wise rating of students’ perception

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

(Values are n (% of respondents) who mean ‘Yes’ for the respective question).

SMBTDC- Sau Mathurabai BhausahebThorat Dental College.

PRDC- Pravara Rural Dental College.

SDKSDC- Swargiya Dadasaheb Kalmegh Smruti Dental College.

VDC- Vyas Dental College.