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Table 2 Impact of online teaching and modified assessment method on academic performance

From: Mental health, learning behaviour and perceived fatigue among university students during the COVID-19 outbreak: a cross-sectional multicentric study in the UAE

Variables

 

n (%)

Has your GPA improved at the end of Spring 2020 semester?

Yes

1090 (76.2)

 

No

341 (23.8)

Did the modified assessment reduce your stress associated with home confinement?

Yes

1082 (75.6)

 

No

349 (24.4)

The most successful type of online assessment

Final exam

628 (43.9)

 

Case study

470 (32.8)

 

Project

715 (50)

 

Presentation

647 (45.2)

 

Test/quiz

693 (48.4)

 

Written assignment

487 (34)

 

Open book exam

650 (45.4)

Was the final exam replaced?

Yes

369 (25.8)

 

No

1062 (74.2)

Which of the following were included in your course to replace an online Spring 2020 final exam?

Exam

139 (9.7)

 

Case Study

242 (16.9)

 

Project

184 (12.9)

 

Presentation

126 (8.8)

 

Test/quiz

108 (7.5)

 

Written assignment

145 (10.1)

 

Open book exam (non-FWA)

13 (.9)

The improvement in your GPA was due to:

Case Study

428 (29.9)

 

Project

732 (51. 3)

 

Presentation

552 (38.6)

 

Test/quiz

555 (38.8)

 

Written assignment

420 (29.6)

 

Open book exam (non-FWA)

574 (40.1)