BACHELOR OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION STUDENTS’ ONLINE LEARNING

BEHAVIOR

A Thesis Proposal
Presented to the
Faculty of Public Administration Department
College of Art, Science and Technology
Pangasinan State University
Bayambang Campus
Bayambang, Pangasinan

In Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree
Bachelor of Public Administration

Mark Cyrus P. Dela Cruz

James Edward S. Muñoz
Annabelle L. Alibin
Bladdiemer M. Junio

June 2022
 APPROVAL SHEET

In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Public

Administration, this thesis proposal entitled, BACHELOR OF PUBLIC

ADMINISTRATION STUDENT’S ONLINE LEARNING BEHAVIOR has been

prepared and submitted by Mark Cyrus P. Dela Cruz, James Edward S.

Muñoz, Annabelle L. Alibin and Bladdiemer M. Junio who are hereby

recommended for oral examination.

MS. JEARICA B. ICO MADLYN TINGCO, DPA

Critic Reader Adviser
JOEL C. JUNIO, M. Ed
Statistician

PANEL OF EXAMINERS

ZOSIMA M. SISON, DPA

Chairman

CHRISTIAN A. GAMO, JD, MPA CLARENCE D. VERSELES, Ph. D

Member Member

Accepted and approved in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the

Degree of Bachelor of Public Administration.

GUDELIA M. SAMSON, DPA LIZA QUIMSON, Ed. D

College Dean, CAST Campus Executive Director

TABLE OF CONTENTS
TITLE PAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i

APPROVAL SHEET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii

TABLE OF CONTENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii

LIST OF FIGURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv

LIST OF TABLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v

Chapter

1 THE PROBLEM

Background of the Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Statement of the Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Scope and Delimitation of the Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Significance of the Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Definition of Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

2 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES

Related Literature

Online Learning in the Philippines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Online Learning Impact to Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Environmental Factors Influencing Online Learning Behaviors . . . . 13

Related Studies
 Foreign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Local . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Synthesis of the Reviewed Related Studies

and the Present Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Research Paradigm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Research Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Subject of the Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Data Gathering Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Data Gathering Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Statistical Treatment of Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

APPENDICES

A LETTER OF REQUEST TO CONDUCT THE STUDY . . . . . 33

B LETTER TO THE RESPONDENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

C QUESTIONNAIRE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

CURRICULUM VITAE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

LIST OF FIGURES
No.
1 The Research Paradigm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
 LIST OF TABLES
No.
1 Subjects of the Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27