Teaching and Learning in COVID-19 Situation: The Design of an Online Pedagogical Seminar Course

This study examined the effectiveness of an assessment approach that focuses on three 
aspects of presentation (content, presentation skills, and answering) in a seminar course. The 
research also investigated the relationship between presentation and student development, 
specifically regarding communication skills, teamwork, public speaking, and problemsolving abilities. The study also aimed to determine the feasibility of using online systems to 
teach and learn seminar courses at the secondary level. The results showed that the students 
had relatively high scores in all three assessment areas, with most of the scores clustering 
around the mean and median values and relatively small standard deviations. A questionnaire 
administered to a sample of students revealed that participating in seminar courses and 
presenting research papers had a statistically significant positive effect on students' 
communication skills. The results also indicated that online systems can potentially be a 
viable alternative to face-to-face instruction for seminar courses at the secondary level.