Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Caraga Administrative Region
DIVISION OF SURIGAO CITY
SURIGAO CITY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
San Juan, Surigao City

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COPING MECHANISM OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT IN

TRANSITIONING ALTERNATIVE DELIVERY MODE TO FACE-TO-FACE
MODE CLASSES IN SURIGAO CITY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

A Research Paper Presented to

The Senior High School Faculty
Surigao City National High School
San Juan, Surigao City

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Subject

PRACTICAL RESEARCH I
GENERAL ACADEMIC STRAND
(ACADEMIC TRACK)

by

JEMSON B. PALIN
JEEPEE E. GONZALES
MICHELLE M. VERGARA

October 2022

APPROVAL SHEET
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Caraga Administrative Region
DIVISION OF SURIGAO CITY
SURIGAO CITY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
San Juan, Surigao City

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This research paper entitled

Coping Mechanism of Senior High School Students in Transitioning Alternative

Delivery Mode to Face-to-Face Mode Classes in Surigao City National High School

prepared and submitted by JEMSON B. PALIN, JEEPEE E. GONZALES, and

MICHELLE M. VERGARA has been examined and is recommended for approval and
acceptance for ORAL EXAMINATION

NESTOR P. ELANO
Adviser

PANEL OF EXAMINERS
APPROVED by the Committee on Oral Examination with the grade __%

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Chair

______________________ ______________________
Member Member

ARTHUR E. JAMERA, PhD, LT.

Principal IV
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Caraga Administrative Region
DIVISION OF SURIGAO CITY
SURIGAO CITY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
San Juan, Surigao City

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CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

The COVID-19 pandemic was an unprecedented event that impacted almost every

aspect of our lives, from health and well-being to education. The global pandemic started

in March 2020, with the first cases reported in December 2019.[1] The virus hit the

country like a tornado, wiping millions of lives and affecting millions of people and their

families. It caused panic, fear, and uncertainty among students and their parents. Schools

in the Philippines have been closed for about two years as one of the restrictions that the

government imposed to control the virus’s spread and maintain public health. This forced

the students to transition from face-to-face to an online mode of learning. [2]

The students have been learning in an online mode since the beginning of

COVID-19. The curriculum has been modified to support this change in mode. There was

continuous debate about what will happen when stricken nations finally got out of

quarantine. [3] Will children and students, who were mostly home-schooled by their

parents during quarantine, be able to adjust to the more traditional classroom setting

when school’s reopen? How do teachers and schools have a plan in place to cope with the

anticipated stresses and problems that are expected of both teachers and students who

have been only accustomed to home-schooling for a period of two years? [4]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Caraga Administrative Region
DIVISION OF SURIGAO CITY
SURIGAO CITY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
San Juan, Surigao City

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When schools reopened after the threat lowered, many students found that their

online courses were simply not as useful or engaging as they had expected. For some, this

may have been because of the lack of feedback or interaction in their online classes,

which made it difficult to learn new material on their own. For others, it was because they

felt like they had been pushed through an online curriculum with little time for reflection

and revision before being pushed out into the real world by a deadline. [3]

The challenges faced by students in transitioning from online to face-to-face

classes now that schools are reopened two years after the COVID-19 pandemic started

are varied. Some students find it difficult to adjust to the new environment, while others

simply do not have the time or resources necessary to learn how this new system works.

[5] Some students may be more comfortable with online courses, while others would

rather take a traditional class that allows them to interact with their classmates and

teachers. This will require them to put aside their usual habits and adapt their behavior

according to what is expected of them in class.

This study aims to determine the challenges encountered by Senior High School

students at Surigao City National High School, as well as the coping mechanisms they

used to deal with these challenges. This study is significant since it explores the impact of

the COVID-19 pandemic on the students. To gather data for this study, Senior High

School students will be given a questionnaires about what challenges they encountered
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Caraga Administrative Region
DIVISION OF SURIGAO CITY
SURIGAO CITY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
San Juan, Surigao City

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and how they cope with it from facing on alternative delivery mode to face-to-face mode

classes.