Assessing the Challenges and Opportunities of Students Learning Online in Time of Covid-19 Pandemic
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Abstract. This study aims to assess the challenges and opportunities for Industrial Arts students learning online during the COVID-19 Pandemic. This study used a descriptive research design to evaluate the students' responses based on their personal feelings, perceptions, and experiences while enrolled in online learning. The respondents of this study were the 105 BTLED- Industrial Arts students of the Department of Technology and Teacher Education, College of Education, MSU-Iligan Institute of Technology, comprising 66 or 62.9% Female students and 39 or 37.1% Male students with family incomes ranging from 10,000 below - 30, 000. This study used an online survey questionnaire through Google form and was channeled through social networking sites like Facebook to gather the necessary data. Results show that the Industrial Arts students Moderately experienced the challenges in online learning during the COVID19-Pandemic.On the other hand, the opportunities they experienced in research and technological innovation were also Moderately Experienced, while they did Not experience the socio-economic interventions. Further, it was found that the family monthly income of the respondents is significantly related to their challenges and opportunities. This study concludes that the Industrial Arts students had encountered several changes in the educational system, the delivery of their teacher's instructions, and their learning experience that could affect their academic performance in online learning during the COVID19-Pandemic. Moreover, this study concluded that the family monthly income of the respondents is significantly related to the challenges and opportunities. However, sex is not significantly related to challenges and opportunities.
Keywords: Online learning, Challenges, Opportunities, Academic performance, COVID 19-Pandemic
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