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. 2022 May 4;14(5):e24721. doi: 10.7759/cureus.24721

Table 3. Online teaching provided by the study teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic, Eastern region, Saudi Arabia.

Online teaching No %
Teaching methods during theCOVID pandemic    
Online learning with interactive participation 247 82.1%
Online learning with uploading materials 163 54.2%
Online learning without interactive participation 51 16.9%
Using virtual classrooms with PowerPoint 7 2.3%
Displaying videos, games, and competitions 1 .3%
What was the used platform    
Microsoft Teams 251 83.4%
Zoom 76 25.2%
The platform 36 12.0%
Classera 16 5.3%
Webex 6 2.0%
Daily hours spent on online teaching before the COVID pandemic    
1 hour 39 13.0%
2-5 hours 75 24.9%
> 5 hours 47 15.6%
Not used 140 46.5%
Daily hours spent on online teaching after the COVID pandemic    
1 hour 12 4.0%
2-5 hours 183 60.8%
> 5 hours 106 35.2%