1Undergraduate Student, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai-600077
2Department of Anatomy, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai-600077
3Senior Lecturer, Department of Periodontics, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai-600077
For decades, black board has been the only way to teach school and college students in class But as years passed by, technology has been very efficient in bringing new electronic gadgets. Now with the new technologies, many colleges and schools have started using smart boards instead of blackboard. This study is being done to find out which is more efficient-black board or smart board, from the students of Saveetha dental college, Chennai.
This research was done by interacting with 100 students from different batches and analysing which was-either smart board or black board, was more efficient and user-friendly.
61% of the students preferred smart board and 39% preferred black board. 59% of students felt that smart board was more user friendly. 31% of the students felt that smart board was more complex when compared with black board.
From this research, it will be evident which system is more approachable to the students and thus, it can be implemented in their respective schools and colleges.
Smart board, Black board, User-friendly, Efficient, Animations
