Cheda Trisha D.

Abcede
12-Perseverance B

RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS(Qualitative research)

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

The aim of this study is to identify the impact of COVID-19 on education in the Philippines. This
main objective leads to the first hypothesis of this study which can be formulated as H1: COVID-
19 confinement has a significant effect on students’ performance. The confirmation of this
hypothesis should be done discarding any potential side effects such as students cheating in their
assessment process related to remote learning. Moreover, a further analysis should be done to
investigate which factors of COVID-19 confinement are responsible for the change.

A second hypothesis is H2: COVID-19 confinement has a significant effect on the assessment
process. The aim of the project was therefore to investigate the following questions:

Is there any effect (positive or negative) of the COVID-19 confinement on students’ performance?
Is it possible to be sure that the COVID-19 confinement is the origin of the different performance
(if any)?
What are the reasons for the differences (if any) in students’ performance?
What are the expected effects of the differences in students’ performance (if any) in the assessment
process?

DEFINITION OF TERMS

COVID-19 - COVID-19 is a disease caused by a new strain of coronavirus.

EDUCATION - The process of receiving or giving systematic instruction, especially at a school
or university.
CONFINEMENT- Being held and can't move freely.
REMOTE LEARNING – Remote Learning occurs when the learner and instructor, or source of
information, are separated by time and distance and therefore cannot meet in a traditional
classroom setting.
TECHNOLOGY- The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in
industry.
PANDEMIC- (of a disease) prevalent over a whole country or the world.
BLENDED LEARNING- A style of education in which students learn via electronic and online
media as well as traditional face-to-face teaching.
DISTANCE LEARNING- A method of studying in which lectures are broadcast or classes are
conducted by correspondence or over the internet, without the student's needing to attend a school
or college.

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

The result of the study will merit the following:

School Administrator. The result of this study could serve as a baseline data to

improve programs, security and system for school advancement.

Curriculum Planner. The result of this study will help them appraise the existing

programs in terms of the student’s needs and abilities and make changes as required.

Guidance Councilor. This study will help develop the guidance program in line

with individual needs and abilities of the students.

Facilitators. The results of this study may serve as an eye opener to create and

innovates instructional materials, and to use varied and appropriate teaching strategies.

Students. This study will help the students be aware of the effects of online learning and somehow

be able to improve their abilities and their mental health in dealing with this pandemic.

Parents. Who are directly concerned with the education of their children

considering school performance in different discipline.

Future Researcher. The result of this study can serve as basis for further study

on the impact of COVID-19 on the education in the Philippines.

SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY

This study focuses on the impact of COVID-19 on the education in the Philippines. The data
collection will be conducted to 20% of the population of the students who are currently enrolled
in schools here in the Philippines. This study will also cover other problems that are considered
as one of the impacts of COVID-19. The students who are not currently enrolled in this academic
year (2020-2021) are not within the scope of this research. The study would be done through the
utilization of online questionnaires and interviews as a survey and references. By their strategy
the researcher will be able to know the impacts of COVID-19 on the education in the
Philippines.