Challenges encountered by physical education teachers in online learning

• Main Author: Aguinaldo, Jerrwin C.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2021
• Subjects: Physical education and training—Web-based instruction—Philippines—Manila; Health and Physical Education
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/9366
• Institution: De La Salle University

The sudden switch in the delivery of lessons from face to face to online due to the coronavirus-19 pandemic has left educators with difficulty transitioning their traditional pedagogy to active online learning pedagogy. This study looked into the challenges encountered by teachers in conducting virtual physical education in the middle of the COVID- 19 pandemic that continues to happen today. The scope is delimited to twenty junior high school Physical Education teachers from Manila public schools whose students have limited access to technology and have lesser means to pursue online education. The researcher intended to identify methods and strategies that the teachers have utilized during the implementation of fully online learning and their responses to the challenges that they have encountered. Based on the results, inconsistent Internet connection, lack of space and equipment, low-level participation of students, and difficulty correcting students’ execution were among the obstacles they faced in online classes. Minimal transfer of skills and knowledge to students has become the major disadvantage of conducting online classes while comfort and safety unfold to be its advantages. Although online learning provided new opportunities for both teacher and learners, it could not match the effectiveness of doing class activities in the traditional classroom, school grounds, and the gym. Nevertheless, with the right activity, creative exercise routines, improved motivation, and correct instructions from moderators, quality online physical education can be ensured even after the country’s health situation returns to normal. Key Words: online physical education; coronavirus disease-19 pandemic; challenges; advantages; disadvantages