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The Challenges of Modular Learning in the Wake of Covid-19

A Digital Divide in the Philippine Countryside Revealed

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ID22046078
AuthorsErmelyn Bustillo (Mindanao State University), Maricar Aguilos (0000-0002-1949-3736, North Carolina State University, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume12
Issue7
Pages449
Publication date2022-06-29
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEducation Sciences (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2227-7102 • E-ISSN: 2227-7102
PublisherMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/educsci12070449
OpenAlexW4283704090
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited24

The coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) is a global health crisis that has affected educational systems worldwide. North Eastern Mindanao State University (NEMSU), a typical countryside academic institution in the Southern Philippines, did not escape this dilemma. The advent of remote learning to continue the students’ learning process has caused difficulties for both the students and the educational institutions. Thus, we conducted this study to assess the students’ level of submission of assigned tasks from printed remote learning modular materials under the College of Teacher Education of NEMSU. We evaluated whether the distance of students’ residences to the campus or the nearest online learning facilities affects the level of modular task retrievals. We also determined the current situation, challenges, and struggles of the students with remote learning. Our results showed that out of 392 printed learning modules sent to Bachelor of Elementary Education (BEED) students, 299 or 76% were retrieved. There were also 292 Bachelor of Secondary Education (BSED) students who received the learning modules, and 237, or 81%, complied with their tasks. We found that 68% of the total number of students reside within a

Bachelor · Digital Learning · Distance education · Geography · Mathematics education · Modular design · Pandemic · Pedagogy · Political science · Rural area · Computer Science · E-Learning and COVID-19 · Medicine · Online Learning and Analytics · Psychology · Technology-Enhanced Education Studies

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Citation span2024 - 2026 (3)
Citation velocitycurrent
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