The impact of the online learning system on grade 12

students During the Covid-19 pandemic

A SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL RESEARCH PAPER

PRESENTED TO THE
FACULTY OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
OF AMACC SAN FERNANDO PAMPANGA

IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS

OF THE SUBJECT INQUIRIES, INVESTIGATION, AND IMMERSION

 Title The Impact of the online learning system on the grade12 students during

covid 19 pandemic

Researchers: FERNANDEZ KIRVY SAMIA

Degree working for: GRADE 11 AND 12

Name of Institution: AMA COMPUTER COLLEGE

Adviser: ERIELYN REYES

ABSTRACT:

Recently, the education system has faced an unprecedented health crisis that has shaken

up its foundation. Given today’s uncertainties, it is vital to gain a nuanced understanding of

students’ online learning experience in times of the COVID-19 pandemic. Although many

studies have investigated this area, limited information is available regarding the challenges and
the specific strategies that students employ to overcome them. Thus, this study attempts to fill in

the void. Using a mixed method

approach, the findings revealed that the online learning challenges of all students varied in terms

of type and extent. Their greatest

the challenge was linked to their learning environment at home, while their least

challenge was technological literacy and competency. The findings further revealed that the

COVID-19 pandemic had the greatest impact on the quality of the learning experience and

students’ mental health. In terms of strategies employed by students, the most frequently used

were resource management and utilization, help-seeking, technical aptitude enhancement, time

management, and learning environment control. Implications for classroom practice, policy-

making, and future research are discussed.

CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

The covid-19 pandemic led to a sudden shutdown of schools in 2020, affecting more1.6

Billions of students in over190 countries (UNESCO 2020). the shutdown required teachers

Students and parents rapidly adopt the new homeschooling situation. However little
 Is known about the pandemic’s impact on the performance of grade 12 students in online

Learning environment -educational tools that become a popular complement traditional

Classroom works over the past years, here, we seek to investigate whether the performance of

the grade 12 students – quantified in terms of error rate and difficulty of assigned problems

sets in an online learning environment – changed during the shutdown of schools in the wake

of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Recently the education system has faced an unprecedented health crisis (i.e., COVID-19,)

That has shaken up its foundation. Thus, various governments across the globe have launched a

Crisis response to mitigate the adverse impact of the pandemic on education. This response

Includes, but it’s not limited to, curriculum revisions, provisioned for technological

Resources and infrastructure, shifts in the academic calendar, and the policies on instructional

Delivery and assessment. Inevitably, this development compelled educational institutions

To migrate to fully online learning until face-to-face instruction is allowed. The current

Circumstances are unique as it and health protocols Given today’s uncertainties, it is vital to

gain a nuanced understanding of students’ online learning experience in times of the COVID-19

pandemic. To date, many studies have investigated this area with a focus on students’ mental

health (Copeland et al., 2021; Fawaz et al., 2021), home learning (Suryaman et al., 2020), self

regulation (Carter et al., 2020), virtual learning environment (Almaiah et al.,2020; Hew et

al., 2020; Tang et al., 2020), and students’ overall learning experience (e.g., Adarkwah, 2021.

Day et al., 2021; Khalil et al., 2020; Singh et al., 2021).

Two key differences set the current study apart

From the previous studies. first, it sheds light on the direct impact of the pandemic on the

Challenges that students experience in an online learning space. Second, the current study
 Explores students ‘coping strategies in this new learning setup. Addressing these areas

Would shed light on the extent of challenges that students experience in full online

Learning space, particularly within the context of the pandemic.

This information would also be critical in revisiting the typology of strategies in an online

Learning environment

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

According to a study in the Philippines the Philippine educational system alone,

enrollment for elementary and high school plunges by seven million (DepEd, 2020; Jorge,

2020). While this still leaves 74.6 percent out of the 27.7 million students in public and

private schools, the remaining 25.4 percent is still a huge drop in the ocean. Meanwhile, a

70 percent drop from last year’s 3.2 million enrollees is expected in private higher

educational institutions (HEIs) and state universities and colleges (SUCs) (CHED, 2020;

Romero, 2020). Among the top concerns of this virtual opening of classes are the access to

the appropriate technology required for remote learning, teachers’ training, and

instructional materials, and online curricula for modular approach (Altbach and De Wit,

2020; HESB, 2020). Thus, it implies that numerous private and public HEIs and SUCs —

and CHED as such — are not equipped to implement the online learning system (Toquero,

2020).
 On the other hand, Save the Children Philippines, a non-government organization, supports the

call for continuous learning amidst the pandemic. They believe that education should never stop

even in these challenging times. In line with this, DepEd has explored different modes of learning

such as modular-based and media-based interventions. Unfortunately, students, teachers, and

other stakeholders are left doomed to bear the brunt of it all.

Meanwhile, the Commission has released six important announcements addressing the prevention

and mitigation of the spread of COVID-19 (as cited by Cuaton, 2020) and four memorandum

orders on HEIs in the country. Of those, Memorandum Order №4 series of 2020 instructed the

guidelines and implementation of flexible learning and teaching options, approaches, strategies,

systems, pedagogies, and modalities in the higher education programs, by all private and public

Philippine HEIs (CHED, 2020). But what is missing in the protocol is access to internet speed and

teachers’ compensation which are essential for meeting the demands of a virtual learning

approach.

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

This study will aim to seek answers on the impact of the online learning on

grade 12 students
 during the covid 19 pandemic and what are the effects on their academic performance

On viewing this problem as a serious matter that has been affecting the academic performance

Of the student especially those who were affected by the covid 19. the researcher would like to

Answer the following questions.

Question1. The profile of the respondent such as:

1.1 name

1.2 age

1.3 gender

1.4 grade level

Question 2: What are the common problems affecting their academic performance?

Question 3. How were their studies affected by the covid 19 pandemic?

Question 4. What are the programs of the DepEd and the government? And what their plan to

Support all students who were affected by the covid 19 pandemic

Question 5. What is the extent of challenges that students experience in an online learning
environment?

Participant

This study involved 100 (50 male and 50 female) students from a private and public

schools in Pampanga. These participants were STEM, HUMSS ABM, GAS students
Their ages ranged from 17 to 18 The students have been engaged in online learning for at least

two terms in both synchronous and asynchronous modes. The students belonged to low- and

middle-income groups but were equipped with the basic online learning equipment (e.g.,

computer, headset, speakers) and computer skills necessary for their participation in online

classes. the primary and secondary platforms that students used during their online classes. The

primary platforms are those that are formally adopted by teachers and students in a structured

academic context, whereas the secondary platforms are those that are informally and

spontaneously used by students and teachers for informal learning and to supplement

instructional delivery

HYPOTHESIS OF THE STUDY

In addition to analyzing the above-mentioned objectives, the study also has tested the following

four hypotheses

HO1. There are no significant differences between male and female students in their

Opinions about the online learning system

 CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

input process output

• 1. profile of the • investigating for • the impact of
respondents those who are
stuggeling on their the online
• 1.1 name studies during learning
• 1.2 age pandemic system on
• 1.3 grade level grade 11 and
• 1.4 strand 12 during
• identify student covid 19
• 2. survey experiences during a pandemic
questionnaire pandemic when
accessing available
• 3. over-sufficient online technologies
for learning
technologies for
online learning.

Figure 1. conceptual framework

This study focused on “the impact of the online learning system on grades 11 and 12 during

covid 19 pandemic, the input of the research framework as illustrated in figure 1 shows the

focused on the study which is the profile of the respondent in terms of name, age, gender,

grade level, strand,’ the impact of the online learning system 12 during covid 19

pandemic the process of the investigating those who struggle in their studies during the
 pandemic. And identify student experiences during a pandemic when accessing available

online technologies for learning. The output of the framework is ‘The impact of

the online learning system for the grade 12 students

During Covid-19 pandemic’

SCOPE AND DELIMITATION

This study will conclude the grade 12 senior high school students

Ages between 17-18 years old. It will aim to conduct a survey that can provide answers and

The justification for how the impact of the online learning system on 12 students

during the Covid-19 pandemic

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

The finding of this study redounds the Couse of the covid 19 to the student even when there are

Classes and this can help with the statistics for the student who is the affected by the virus

The finding of this study will also benefit the parents for them to know the factor and the reason
 Why are their children always using gadgets? and to know why the home learning system

Affects their academic performance

The output of this study will also be significant to the teacher because they can help and give

Them a piece of advice to the students

DEFINITION OF TERMS
1. Online learning system – is the education that takes place over the internet

2. Covid 19 virus - is an infectious disease caused by the SARS- CoV-2 virus

3. Grade 12 – the respondent

4. STEM – is an acronym that stands for (science technology, engineering, and mathematics)

5. mental health- is important at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence through

Adulthood

6. Online learning equipment- is a method of education whereby students learn in a fully

virtual Environment

7. questionnaire- set of questions for obtaining statistically useful or personal information from

individuals 2
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