Assessment and Evaluation of Online Learning among College Students in South Chennai

Introduction: When the world was encountering a pandemic caused bythe novel coronavirus, the majority of the countries in the world wereunder lockdown. Schools and universities were closed and e-learningmode was opted for. Online classes were implemented for all age groups.This study aimed to understand the learning methodology, concentrationand memory of the students, and the learning environment of theonline and offline classes attended by the students, and to identifywhich mode of learning was better and more effective.Methods: Four hundred students from various colleges in the southernpart of Chennai were included in the study. Participants were asked to fillout a questionnaire which had three headings and contained 10 questionsunder each heading, sent to them as a Google Form. The results of thestudy were statistically analysed using the SPSS software version 25.0.Results: It was statistically proven that 59.3% of the students felt moreconfident in presenting seminars online as compared to the offline modeand 54.1% of the students felt stressed about attending online classes,whereas only 20.8% of the students were stressed with offline classes.Conclusion: The study revealed that a blended learning approachinvolving online and offline modes of education was effective andpreferred by the students. How to cite this article:Mabel RC, Jagannatha GV, Gopi I, Charumathi D.Assessment and Evaluation of Online Learningamong College Students in South Chennai.Chettinad Health City Med J. 2023;12(4):18-22. DOI: https://doi.org/10.24321/2278.2044.202366