Evaluating Teaching and Learning Modalities in Higher Education: The Case of BAMS Students

Abstract

Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, institutions were obliged to change the teaching methods, as conventional teaching methods were not adoptable for the legislations of COVID-19 protocols. Students in large number started enrolling in the online courses. The reviews about the effectiveness of the online teaching were mixed reviews when focused on academic achievement. Many learners and teachers also opine that, traditional teaching is still a better option to online teaching. Blended teaching is a way to unite the two teaching methods and can be useful in overcoming the shortcomings of both the teaching learning methods. Objectives: To compare understanding of topic by final year BAMS students, using Conventional teaching, Online teaching, and Blended teaching. Methodology: 70 students from final year BAMS, will be selected for the study, which will be taught by Conventional, online and Blended method, in rotation. A pre test and post test will be conducted to get the results. Results: The data will be analyzed to identify the effectiveness of the teaching method, in terms of difference in the mean Pre test and Post test scores. Conclusion: If found effective, educational institutions must adopt blended teaching method over traditional and online teaching method to the larger favor of students