Table 2.
Perception of teachers
| QUESTIONS |
Total respondents (n=570) |
P-value |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disagree/Strongly disagree | Agree/Strongly agree | Neither agree nor disagree | (Agree v/s Disagree) | |
| 1. Teacher motivation can improve ‘student- attendance’ for lectures |
116 (20.4) |
299 (52.5) |
155 (27.1) |
0.001 |
| 2. Better pedagogical methods can improve ‘classroom teaching’ |
31 (5.4) |
502 (88.1) |
37 (6.5) |
0.001 |
| 3. Teachers need to change the present pedagogical methods and make them more effective to match the present time. |
59 (10.4) |
477 (83.7) |
34 (5.9) |
0.001 |
| 4. Classroom teaching is the better pedagogical method than online/distance learning |
105 (18.4) |
415 (72.8) |
50 (8.8) |
0.001 |
| 5. Teachers’ support in learning can motivate students. |
129 (22.6) |
325 (57.0) |
116 (20.4) |
0.001 |
| 6. Assessments & feedbacks make students attend the classes. |
138 (24.2) |
410 (71.9) |
22 (3.9) |
0.001 |
| 7. Teachers’ should get incentives for their academic achievements in the form of free trainings, free academic trips abroad, money etc. |
74 (12.9) |
437 (76.7) |
59 (10.4) |
0.001 |
| 8. The present education policies are satisfactory. |
345 (60.5) |
102 (17.9) |
123 (21.6) |
0.001 |
| 9. There should be a Centre for Professional Development (CPD) for academicians in every institution. | 181 (31.8) | 328 (57.5) | 61 (10.7) | 0.001 |
(Values are n (% of respondents). Significantly higher proportion of responses has been shown in bold text).