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Publications: Effects of Modular and Online Distance Modality

The document discusses the effects of modular and online distance learning modalities. It notes that the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted traditional education and schools are now focusing on skills like critical thinking over traditional academics. The shift to online learning presented challenges like uneven internet access and decreased student engagement. While students are generally resilient to e-learning, it does not guarantee 100% productivity and different learners are affected differently by digital versus traditional environments. The pandemic is also likely having an impact on academic performance due to substantial learning loss from the sudden shift to remote learning.

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Publications: Effects of Modular and Online Distance Modality

The document discusses the effects of modular and online distance learning modalities. It notes that the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted traditional education and schools are now focusing on skills like critical thinking over traditional academics. The shift to online learning presented challenges like uneven internet access and decreased student engagement. While students are generally resilient to e-learning, it does not guarantee 100% productivity and different learners are affected differently by digital versus traditional environments. The pandemic is also likely having an impact on academic performance due to substantial learning loss from the sudden shift to remote learning.

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EFFECTS OF MODULAR AND ONLINE DISTANCE MODALITY

by:
Jennifer S. Dominguez

Since this remote learning experiment of 2020 upended typical school schedules
and traditional approaches to teaching and learning, educators now have an opportunity
to leverage key lessons and insights gained during this time to build a new normal that
better supports students’ well-being, equity, and engagement with learning for all
students during the next semester and beyond. (Urschel, 2021)

It is clear that this pandemic has utterly disrupted an education system that some
people assert was already losing its relevance. At present, schools are enduring to target
traditional academic skills and routine learning, instead of the skills such as critical
thinking and adaptableness, which can be more vital for fulfillment within the future.

The coronavirus pandemic has procreated a subsequent concern of our


instructional establishments to hold on their respective missions by providing on-line
learning sessions. With this format, there are students who feel disinterested to attend to
their assigned readings in their subjects. Some were accustomed to hear lecturers
explaining in more informal ways the website material. While there are claims to remedy
these virtual class sessions, like virtual interchange through chats or Zoom or Google
classroom, these apps though available, aren’t always readily reachable due to
unevenness of internet accessibility. This problem has been continually brought out in
today’s discussions and in the media. (Queen, B. & Lewis, L., 2011).

Though most children or learners nowadays are more resilient to E-learning. It


doesn’t guarantee a hundred percent of productivity and efficiency in the teaching -
learning process, for there are intervening factors that affect the level of understanding,
interest and attention span of learners whether the environment is digital or traditional.

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There’s a necessity to a concerted effort to produce this structure and transcend
replicating a physical class/lecture through video capabilities. Instead, employing a
range of collaboration tools and engagement methods that promote “inclusion,
personalization and intelligence” (Herald Express Contributor, 2020).

Despite the fact that nobody knows exactly how the COVID-19 pandemic affects
academic performance, experiences and observation suggest that the substantial loss of
learning time, including the sudden and challenging shift to remote learning or home
schooling are having an impact on academic performance and learning.

When it involves a replacement normal in education, this suggests more effort from
students and more patience from professors. Students ultimately must hear the teachers,
but teachers who are approachable and understanding will hear your needs only if you’re
trying to give your best―even if your best is a little rusty.

References:

Miron, G. & Urschel, J. (2012). Understanding and improving full-time virtual


schools: A study of student characteristics, school finance, and school performance in
schools operated by K-12 Inc. National Education Policy Center. Retrieved from:
http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED533960.pdf

Queen, B. & Lewis, L. (2011). Distance Education Courses for Public Elementary
and Secondary School Students: 2009–10 (NCES 2012-008). U.S. Department of
Education, National Center for Education Statistics. Washington, DC: Government
Printing Office.

(Herald Express Contributor, 2020)


https://www.npr.org/2020/12/04/938050723/5-things-weve-learned-about-virtual-
school-in-2020

From YouGov. (2019). Times Higher Education. New Normal Changing Student
Priorities as cited to https://www.timeshighereducation.com/hub/yougov/p/new-
normal-changing-student-priorities

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From Manila Times. (2020). Manila Times. Learning in the New Normal
through the Eyes of Filipino as cited to
https://www.manilatimes.net/2020/11/26/campus-press/learning-in-the-new-
normal-through-the-eyes-of-filipino-students/801521/amp/

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