WEST VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY

POTOTAN, CAMPUS
Pototan, Iloilo
School of Education

Lived Experiences of SHS Students during Pandemic

In Partial Fulfillment
Of the Requirements
For Language and Education Research

by:
Mosquera, Rolex S.
Plazo, Kris B.
Pojol, Cristel Joy C.
BSED-ENGLISH 3B

November 2022
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POTOTAN, CAMPUS
Pototan, Iloilo
School of Education

Chapter I

Introduction

Chapter One consists of five parts: 1) Background of the Study, 2) Theoretical

Framework of the Study, 3) Statement of the Problem, 4) Significance of the Study,

5) Definition of Terms, and 7) Scope and Delimitations

Part One, Background of the Study, presents the overview of the study.

Part Two, Theoretical Framework of the Study, shows a theory where the

study is anchored.

Part Three, Statement of the Problem, presents the general problems of the

study.

Part Four, Significance of the Study, enumerates and explains the benefits

that may be derived from the findings of the study.

Part Five, Definition of Terms, presents the conceptual and operational

meanings of important terms used in the study.

Part Six, Scope and Delimitations, specifies the scope and coverage of the

study.
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POTOTAN, CAMPUS
Pototan, Iloilo
School of Education

Background of the Study

The COVID-19 pandemic has created the largest disruption of education

systems in human history, affecting nearly 1.6 billion learners in more than 200

countries. Closures of schools, institutions and other learning spaces have impacted

more than 94% of the world’s student population. This has brought far-reaching

changes in all aspects of our lives (Pokhrel, S., & Chhetri, R., 2021). The purpose of

this study is to explore the lived experiences of the selected Senior High School

students of Pototan National Comprehensive High School (PNCHS) during pandemic.

The study of Taunan et al. (2021), concluded that the Senior High School learners

experienced issues on their Learning modality, financial, technological, mental

Health, and Lifestyle Issues that affected them in various and critical ways.

Furthermore, the Covid19 pandemic affects the personal, social, mental, and

academic performances of Senior High School Learners as they pursue their

academic journey in times of disruptions. Supports from parents, peers,

schools, and the community play a vital role in Senior High School during the

Covid19 pandemic.
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POTOTAN, CAMPUS
Pototan, Iloilo
School of Education

Statement of the Problem

Specifically, this study sought to answer the following questions:

1. How did you learn in the modular platform during pandemic?

2. What are the challenges encountered by SHS students?

3. How did students cope with the modular learning?

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POTOTAN, CAMPUS
Pototan, Iloilo
School of Education

Theoretical Framework

This study is anchored on a combination of theories of different authors. All

their assertions, share commonalities and provide their appropriate assumptions and

paradigm to this study.

The study of Taunan, et al. “Lived Experiences of the Senior High School

Learners at Goshen School of Technology and Humanities During the Covid 19

Pandemic” came up with three themes, the themes include: Theme # 1:Senior High

School Learners Experienced Issues on their Learning Modality, Financial,

Technological, Mental Health, and Lifestyle Issues, Theme # 2: Covid-19 Pandemic

Affects the Personal, Social, Mental, and Academic Performances of the Senior High

School Learners, and Theme # 3: To Cope with the Pandemic the Senior High

School Learners Needed Support System from Family, Peers, School, and

Community. The Covid-19 pandemic brought a lot of problems that affect the lives of

the Senior High School learners enrolled at Goshen School of Technology and

Humanities. The Senior High School learners experienced issues on their learning

modality, financial, technological, mental Health, and Lifestyle Issues that affected

them in various and critical ways. Furthermore, the Covid-19 pandemic affects the

personal, social, mental, and academic performances of Senior High School Learners

as they pursue their academic journey in times of disruptions. Supports from

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POTOTAN, CAMPUS
Pototan, Iloilo
School of Education
parents, peers, schools, and the community play a vital role in Senior High School

during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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POTOTAN, CAMPUS
Pototan, Iloilo
School of Education

Significance of the Study

The findings of the study may be beneficial to the following persons:

Students. The results of the study may provide valuable information to students

about the experiences lived by the senior high school students during pandemic.

Teacher. The findings of this study will raise awareness among teachers about the

lived experiences of students during pandemic.

Future Researcher. The insights gathered from this study will serve as reference

for the future researchers as their basis for their future research studies.
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POTOTAN, CAMPUS
Pototan, Iloilo
School of Education

Definition of Terms

In this research, various terms were used as an essential part of this study.

The following terms were conceptually and operationally defined for clarity.

Lived Experiences.

Senior High School is defined as a school that typically ranges from grade 9 or 10

through grade 12. A secondary school that follows a junior high or middle school and

offers those courses through those required for graduation (The Greenwood

Dictionary of Education, 2003).

In this study, Senior High School is the year level of the students who will serve as

the respondents of the study.

Student is defined as an individual to whom instruction is being delivered. (The

Greenwood Dictionary of Education, 2003).

In this study, student refers to the senior high school students who will serve as the

respondents of the study.

Pandemic is defined as extensively epidemic, epidemic over a very wide area and

usually affecting a large proportion of the population, and distributed or occurring

widely throughout a region, country, continent or globally (Morens et al., 2009).

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Pototan, Iloilo
School of Education
In this study, pandemic is referred to the same definition given.
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POTOTAN, CAMPUS
Pototan, Iloilo
School of Education

Scope and Delimitations

This qualitative phenomenological study is focused on the lived experiences of

selected senior high school students of Pototan National Comprehensive High School

during pandemic. This study has significant limitations to consider.