Looking Back and Looking Forward: Learners` Narratives Toward The Rapid Shift Of The Educational Landscape Due To Covid - 19 Pandemic
Keywords:
blended learning, covid-19, online class, students’ satisfaction, descriptive-qualitativeAbstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted the educational system, leading to a shift towards online learning. This descriptive-qualitative study aims to reveal the learners' perception of the effectiveness of online learning during the pandemic. Fifteen (15) participants were selected using the convenience sampling technique to effectively fulfill the study's objective. The researchers employed three (3) research questions and seven (7) guide questions for the data collection process by conducting in-depth interviews online through a virtual meeting platform. The findings of this research unveiled that the advantages of online learning include accessible information, cost efficiencies, choice of time and place, accommodation of learning style, and independence in learning. The challenges stated by the participants include locations, resources, lack of discipline, access to the internet, limited communication, student participation, underutilization of teaching materials, and problems with monitoring and assessment. In order to address these concerns, this study collected students' recommendations regarding a compelling blend of face-to-face and online instruction. Therefore, this research implies that the best practices stem from an awareness of technology advancements in teaching and learning and their successful integration with approaches, focusing on resolving the identified challenges, as required by education in a post-pandemic discipline.
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