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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