Online Distance Learning in Baras-Pinugay: Grade 11 HUMSS & TVL Students’ Challenges and Opportunities

• Main Authors: Bajaro, John Carlo B., Cenina, Princess C., Caritativo, Aijah Mae Q., Balbero, Amorelle, Javier, Darren Rey C.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2021
• Subjects: COVID-19 pandemic; Department of Education; new normal in education; online distance learning; senior high student
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/conf_shsrescon/2021/poster_cli/2; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/conf_shsrescon/article/1710/viewcontent/Bajaro_et_al.pdf
• Institution: De La Salle University

The COVID-19 pandemic forced government officials to declare a state of emergency in the Philippines. The Department of Education (DepEd) strived for an efficient way to bring knowledge to students even without face-to-face classes. DepEd proposed online distance learning (ODL), whereby classes will be conducted remotely using online platforms. While most studies in the Division of Rizal focused on the teaching strategies, effectiveness of modular distance learning, research guide in the new normal (Andres, Discutido, & Martos, 2020; Caezar & Parungao, 2020; Robles & Miranda, 2020), no study has explored the challenges, issues, and possible opportunities among ODL students. Hence, this paper attempted to qualitatively investigate the challenges and opportunities of the said learning modality among SHS students. A total of ten Grade 11 students from HUMSS and TVL strands were conveniently (Barrot, 2018) selected as participants of the study. Online semi-structured interview was done to collect data. Findings provided an overview of trials and prospects of students’ experiences in ODL based on the six major themes developed. Implications for teachers were also drawn from this study.