Distance Learning amidst Pandemic: How the Modular learning affects the Academic

Performance of the Senior High School Students of MNHS during Academic Year 2021-
2022

Information and communications technology (ICT)

Morong National High School

Morong, Bataan

Group Poblacion

Luis Perez

Abijah Enriquez

Mark Joseph Recosana

Chapter 1

INTRODUCTION

The rapid increase in number of COVID-19 cases around the globe poses great challenge among
education stakeholders as it directly affects the functional roles of educators, policymakers, and
curriculum developers. Economy of every country suffered most especially the educational system of all
the countries. Philippines Educational System is no exception of the abrupt changes happening now.

Most countries around the world have temporarily closed educational institutions to contain the
spread of the virus and reduce infections (Tria, 2020). Face to face engagement of students and teachers
within the school has also been suspended. The Philippines is in the process of adapting to the new
normal form of education at present, and continuous innovations of educators and active involvement
of other stakeholders are the driving force for its success. For the continuity of education and for every
school to still attain its mission and vision which is to provide quality education to every Filipino learner,
the Department of Education implemented the Modular Distance Learning.
 Modular learning is the most popular type of Distance Learning. In the Philippines, this learning
modality is currently used by all public schools because according to a survey conducted by the
Department of Education (DepEd), learning through printed and digital modules emerged as the most
preferred distance learning method of parents with children who are enrolled this academic year
(Bernardo, J). This is also in consideration of the learners in rural areas where internet is not accessible
for online learning.

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

The study focused on the reason of the students struggling to learn and do their activities at
home despite having modules, it aims to answer the following Questions:

Research Questions

This study was designed to explore the following research questions:

1. Do you find stressful learning your modules at home during the COVID-19 pandemic?

2. What distractions in your environment that causes you struggle to learn?

3. How the modular learning causes you struggling to do your modules?

4. What is the particular reason why do you find studying independently in home is difficult?

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

The present study entitled Distance Learning amidst Pandemic: How the Modular learning affects the
Academic Performance of the Senior High School Students of MNHS during Academic Year 2021-2022
had significance for future practices. The result of this study could be used by several group of
practitioners.

Distance learners might also benefit from this study. By understanding the reasons why, the students
are struggling this S.Y 2021-2022 so that in the future they will know how to make decisions when they
experience the same problem as the MNHS students batch 2021-2022
 The present study examines only MNHS students of S.Y 2021-2022. Assessing the knowledge and
experiences of all MNHS students this school year can help the students expand their knowledge about
the modular learning.

The current study focused on the reason of the students why their academic performance decreases by
the modular learning.

SCOPE AND DELIMITATIONS

This research study focuses on the students of Morong National High School who struggling to learn and
do their activities at home despite having modules that will be conducted this school year 2021-2022.
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REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

The COVID-19 pandemic affected several countries' educational systems, particularly on platforms
for teaching and learning. One of the countries that have shifted its educational environment to an
online and modular learning modality is the Philippines. As a result, several researchers conducted a
study into the various factors that have been linked to student academic performance. This study
focused on the environmental factors that affected senior high school student's academic
performance during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thematization was employed in this study that
highlighted the qualitative approaches in the determination of the environmental factors faced by
the senior high school students in their online classes and their coping mechanisms. In this study,
online learning experience during the COVID-19 pandemic, quality of education amidst pandemic,
environmental factors, academic performance, and coping mechanisms are the themes that were
developed based on the respondent's answers. This study used purposive sampling in selecting the
respondents that helped the researcher focus on the students' specific traits that are of interest. The
environmental factors that were found out are noise, temperature, light, and air quality in
respondents’ study area. The researcher also found out other factors that affect the academic
performance of the respondents aside from the environmental factors mentioned, such as family,
peers, teachers, online games, social media, time, internet connection, health condition, and attitude
towards learning.  M. Adnan. (2020, Jun.). “Online Learning amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: Students'
Perspectives.” Journal of Pedagogical Sociology and Psychology. [Online]. Vol 1, pp. 45–51.
Available: https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED606496. [Mar. 20, 2021].