Comparison of Interactive Teaching in Online and Offline Platforms among Dental Undergraduates
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Variables | Groups | Mean ± SD | t-Value | p-Value |
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Examination marks | Group I | 74.25 ± 10.71 | −0.808 | 0.423 |
Group II | 76.64 ± 10.003 |
Variables | Groups | Mean ± SD | t-Value | p-Value |
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Formative assessment marks | Group I | 77.88 ± 12.89 | 0.018 | 0.98 |
Group II | 77.80 ± 16.09 | |||
Summative assessment marks | Group I | 80.54 ± 8.39 | 0.090 | 0.93 |
Group II | 80.28 ± 11.57 |
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Veeraiyan, D.N.; Varghese, S.S.; Rajasekar, A.; Karobari, M.I.; Thangavelu, L.; Marya, A.; Messina, P.; Scardina, G.A. Comparison of Interactive Teaching in Online and Offline Platforms among Dental Undergraduates. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 3170. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19063170
Veeraiyan DN, Varghese SS, Rajasekar A, Karobari MI, Thangavelu L, Marya A, Messina P, Scardina GA. Comparison of Interactive Teaching in Online and Offline Platforms among Dental Undergraduates. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(6):3170. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19063170
Chicago/Turabian StyleVeeraiyan, Deepak Nallaswamy, Sheeja S. Varghese, Arvina Rajasekar, Mohmed Isaqali Karobari, Lakshmi Thangavelu, Anand Marya, Pietro Messina, and Giuseppe Alessandro Scardina. 2022. "Comparison of Interactive Teaching in Online and Offline Platforms among Dental Undergraduates" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 6: 3170. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19063170