CHATPTER 1

THE PROBLEM

INTRODUCTION

Had the world been filled with people who do not induce in making changes, human beings

would have not been existent today. The continuous propagation of mankind is a core proof of

the knowledge that has been divinely endowed during the primitive era. The primeval people

visibly strived hard to achieve education, reflective of the perks that all of us have been

enjoying in this century. The strategyin learning has really driven along the curves over the

passing years, the room for improvements has been occupied and the occupants have bought

lots to build vacancies. Merely, the evolution of education has continually upgraded and will

continue to do so in the future by the aid of those who have obtained knowledge through

education. Today, the youth are appointed as the 21 century learners and the endearment goes

beyond the mere meaning of the claim. Being a part of the 21” century, students are

automatically assigned to engage in acquiring the core competencies of learning such as critical

thinking, problem solving, cooperation, and digital literacy.

Synchronous to modernization of us have enjoying today, mediums to helping a certain learner

has also developed from printed materials to learning modules. In fact, the modular based

instruction has been become a medium in educating learners as of today. Aside from these

tactics in helping a certain student on his pedagogical needs has been invented. In today’s

classrooms, most traditional ways in learning are slowly adapting to some wide changes. With

the evolution of
Technology, it is likely conceivable to transform the way people discover and understand the

facts presented to them. In the traditional way of learning, students learn through a frontal

session with the teacher, students are granted access to the instructors, they interact with one

another and they learn through that method. But as it has been previously said, we are bound

to adapt to changes for changes are constant in this world. Therefore, mentors and students

are bound to meet the challenges of coping up with the revolution of learning. A highlight of all

these changes is Blended Learning (BL). BL involves astudent learning partly through online

instruction and partly with a teacher in a school building.

Students may complete online instruction in a classroom, a computer lab, or at home, with

varying degrees of control over time, place, path, and pace. (Denisco, 2013) However, BL

appears to have been in use since the popular advent of the Internet and the World Wide Web

in the late 1990s however, like many other Internet buzzwords around this time (eg, new

economy, e-learning), its precise connotations have changed and subsequently converged and

stabilized. From 2006 to the present, blended learning has been understood as a combination

of faceto-face and technology-mediated instructional forms and practices. At the same time,

the phrases "face-to- face" and technological mediation themselves may generally benefit from

further definition and contextualization. (Freisen, 2012) For this reason, this portion from the

introduction aims to map out the definition of BL in simple words. Generally, the term blended

learning is applied to the practice of using both online and in person learning experiences when

teaching students, (edglossary.org).

This is because students become self-driven and responsible, tracking their individual

achievements, which helps develop the ability to find the resources or get the help they need

self-advocating so they can reach their goals. The use of Learning materials increases a

student's ability to set appropriate learning goals and take charge of his or her own learning,

which develops an ability that will be translatable across all subjects. (Giarla, 2015) However,

there is a scarcity of network infrastructures in the Philippines which leads us to talking of the

drawbacks of Blended Learning, has potent disadvantages especially dealing with the online

system which is crucial in blended learning.

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Teaching and learning now comes in different styles and forms. Educators are now

experimenting on the new methods on teaching and learning which aim at improving the

quality of education and the quality of citizens produced by schools.

As new styles and forms of teaching and learning arrive, it also comes with pros and cons,

or in short, it has advantage and disadvantage as well. Educators nowadays devote themselves

on assessing the efficiency of these new styles in teaching and learning and its benefits to

learners.

Modular teaching is a new approach in classroom settings, for experience taking in encounters

in instruction also it has been getting much consideration. The system of taking in modules has

turned into a piece of all level of instructions. Teaching through module is a self - taking in
bundle managing one particular topicunit. It could be utilized within any setting helpful to the

learner and may be finished at the learner's own particular pace.

Moreover, modular distance learning is not a new fact phenomenon, its popularity has

increased the interest and visibility in distance learning as a new method of research and

learning to enhance the audiences (Gasevic, Kovanovic, Joksimovic & Siemens, 2014). The use

of self-learning modules in teaching is another form of individual used instructions. This is called

modular approach of teaching and learning (k.Jaya sree,2004)

If self-learning modules are available on some topics they can be given to the students as

assignments for self-learning .scientific attitude refers to an individual’s outlook towards life.

Attitude is a method condition / a stabilized method set which express itself in a tendency to

react to any member of the class of stimuli in the same general way. (Robert Ebel, 1997)

Varieties of teaching methods that will fixate on cumulating methods that can best realize the

creative and constructive engagement with learning activities that leads to understanding

Ramsden (1992). Even very good designed modules, with very well-defined learning outcomes,

can fail if the edification strategies employed are infelicitous to inspirit and support the learners

towards meeting the desired learning outcomes. Toohey (1999) offers the following definition:

“A teaching strategy is a plan for learning, and it includes the presentations which the teacher

might make, the exercises and learning activities designed for students, av-aids which will be
supplied or suggested for students to work with, in which they show of their growing

understanding and capability will be collect

Modular learning platforms potentially increase student engagement and interactivity, thus

contributing toward enhancing students’ satisfaction with distance learning. The main aim of

this research is to investigate the benefits of modular distance learning. One of the emanating

new methods in teaching and learning today is the modular approach wherein teacher

interventions is very minimal or limited. This style of teaching and learning is a student’s-

centered since the student has to learn everything in the module by his own effort and phase.

This method deviates from the traditional classroom situation wherein a teacher presents the

lesson and the students just listen to learn the concepts presented. This fact gives the

researcher an interest to do a study on what are the benefits this modular method in teaching

into the context of new normal brought to us by the pandemic

The aim of this stuy is to determine what was the benifits of modular distance learning of

nanagun nationa high school during the school year 2021-2022 this study will be helful to the

teachers and students if this modular are have great impact on their learning
Conceptual Framework

The research study aims to determIne the benifits of modular distance leraning during

the school
1. Whatyear 2021-2022
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of the students in
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A. age
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gender National High School during school year 2021-2022 While the Dependent
The Benifits of
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 FIGURE 1. CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

Generally, the main focus of the study is to know all about The Benefits of Modular

Distance Learning of the Students of St. Paul High School During Pandemic for School Year

2021-2022 Specifically, this would attempt to find answer to the following questions:

1. What is the profile of the students in terms of?

A. age

B. gender

C. track/course

2. What are the benifits of the modular distance learning of students in Nanagun National High

School during school year 2021-2022 ?

3. What are advantages of Modular Distance Learning

Objectives of the Study

On the duration of the research, the researchers aim to:

1. To evaluate the advantages of Modular Distance Learning in SPHS.

2. To find out the benefits of Modular Distance Learning in SPHS.

3. To know the perceptions of each students as they met Modular Distance Learning.

IMPORTANCE OF THE STUDY

The result and findings of this study about the benefits of modular distance learning of

the students of Nanagun National High Schooll During Pandemic for School Year 2021-2022, to

the students, teacher and also to the future researchers.

For students to be aware of the benefits of Modular distance learning of NNHS of its

efficacy with the threat of the pandemic to the health of students.

And for teachers to be aware of the benefits of modular distance learning if it is effective

to the students with the context of new normal. Researcher, so that the researcher have some

references or ideas in the near future if they will be going to take a research with the same

topic.

SCOPE AND LIMITATION OF THE STUDY

 The study will utilize all the students from the strand of General Academic Strand from

the Senior High School Students of Nanagun National High School. There will be a research

instrument prepared by the researcher by applying the random sampling method. It is up to the

respondents if he wants to remain unanimous as long the necessary answers from the

questionnaire has been elicited.

Definition of Terms

The following terminologies are the essential in understanding the entirety of the Context:

Blended Learning. Blended Learning is the combination of online education and traditional

confrontational method used by a certain institution for teaching

Face to Face. Face to face learning is the traditional method used by an Institution where a

teacher frontally delivers a topic to his students.

General Academic Strand: GAS is one of the academic tracks in Senior High School that studies

about general knowledge and will be given wider chances in pursuing college in terms of the

courses they prefer.

Implications. The impact result and its effect to a certain variable to another Senior High

School. Senior High School is the additional two years in High School added by the Kto12

curriculum
 CHAPTER 2

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

This provides comprehensive and up-to-date writeups and researches vital to the

consideration of the copyright and authenticity of the study. Furthermore, the literatures and

studies that are included in the study are all relevant to the subject of the problem that serves

as a backdrop for further ideas helpful to the researchers.

A. Literature

1. Foreign

According to Jenkins and Walker (1994), the basic principles of modular courses involves the

division of the curriculum into limited units or modules of learning which are assessed at the

end of that unit, with the student building up a degree or award through such learning being

credited.
Modular approach has three basic boundaries, these are: the modular course, where an

Individual course is modularized without any formal relationship to other courses; the modular

field, where groups of related courses are modularized within a common framework and allow

for cross-access; and the modular degree, where all courses operate within a common set of

modular regulations.

Modular approach also develops learner autonomy, if capability means anything it means being

able to control your own learning, set your own goals and be responsible for your own

achievements – knowing your strengths and weaknesses as a learner.

2. Local

The article Modular Distance Learning: Education Without Borders" written by Ime

Morales (2016), emphasized the idea of modular education, Modular Distance L earning is not a

revolutionary idea. On the contrary, it is a return to what is natural, a back-to-basics approach

where the child's natural learning tendencies, interests and passions are respected as much as

the prescribed curriculum. It addresses the observed disadvantages found in traditional

schooling: too many students, too few mentors, lack of focus and time for each child, difficulty

in addressing individual needs and development and the cookie-cutter teaching solutions that

are failing on so many levels.

Formoso (2014) mentioned in his article that the idea of Modular Distance Learning made

Anant Argawal, CEO of edX; a modular learning platform developed by Harvard University and

Massachusetts Institute of Technology to spark the interest of the executives of Philippine

Higher Education to push OED to students with the interest of acquainting them more and

diminishing the poor-quality education that

produces low quality education in return. Since the goal of Higher Education Institutions

towards the realization of an appropriate, responsive and high-quality Philippine higher

education" are: Creating higher quality programs and improving faculty development, building

linkages between the academe and industry, rationalizing and developing research, funding

post-secondary education, governing Philippine education and supporting the K to 12 reform, it

is highly expected that the adaptation of this teaching method will increase through the years

since the commissions for higher education held talks about this. Due to the possible

implementation of Modular Distance Learning on many higher education institutions in the

Philippines, as what is mentioned on the aforementioned article. It is expected that there will

be shortages on materials too, including the most essential one; teachers.

B. Studies

1. Foreign

In a study conducted by Reem Alebaikan (2012) at Saudi Higher Education, he explored

the perceptions of the Saudi Female lecturers and undergraduate students to learn from their

experience and become a participant in blended courses. This was recognized by the ministry of

Saudi Higher Education as a solution for the rapid growth of student population.
 This study showed that the quality of learning and teaching experience affects the

students and lecturers. The objective of this study is to identify the female undergraduate

students and lecturers' perception of the advantages. The researcher used qualitative method

to obtain rich descriptive data to facilitate the grow of this phenomena. The research later

concluded th Modular Distance Learning made the Saudi women still pursue their degrees

despite their traditions and personalities, Furthermore, the result of the study indicated that

Modular Distance Learning has promising modalities that enhance student engagement and

learning. In the study conducted by Jin Young Kim (2012) regarding the interrelational effects

of the tradition and personality traits and modular distance learning, he probed into the

influence of personality types and situational factors on public speaking Also, it examined the

effect of communication apprehension on students’ academic achievement in a modular

learning environment As Reem Abelaikan found out on his study that modular learning was

beneficial to the timid personality and tradition of the Saudi women; this study implies that the

Big Five personality traits indeed affected the performance of the students but the indicator of

his final average was his rehearsal and attendance to the classes.

In the quasi-experimental study conducted by Nigel Smith (2013), he stated that there

were no problems in engaging to the old teaching style despite the personality and traditions

nor were there benefits in Modular Distance Learning towards the performance of the

students, he indicated that progressing was solely up to the learner's coping styles. However,

differences emerged between the classes in their perceptions of learning, connectedness,

enjoyment and teacher support. Concerns about the effects of technology- mediated

instruction may be partly allayed by these findings. While the displacement of the teacher from
the center of the learning process may be uncomfortable for teachers, the provision of a rich

learning environment may have positive benefits for students (sciencedirect.com,2013).

2. Local

A study conducted (2013) by Karen Diane Natera, a Filipino student from aninstitution in

Hongkong, talked about the lapses of the government in achieving the vision of the educational

reform in the Philippines. It questioned the government's vision of educational reform and

recommended a change in its perception of the role of modular learning in education. A change

in vision, curriculum assessments and work practices were found to be essential elements that

enable lasting educational

reform. The study recommended a review of the scheduling scheme, the practice of team

teaching and training on collaborative technologies for both teachers and students. From the

policy perspective, a program framework, a modular learning curriculum and evaluation

standards for modular learning teachers were identified as critical support mechanisms for

successful program implementation (books.google.com.ph. 2017). In a study conducted by Ava

Clare Marie O. Robles on Mindanao State University (2012) can be found many presentations of

instructional strategies, on how to effectively integrate content, pedagogy and modules to

enhance the teaching and learning of education courses.

This provided the most effective and efficient learning experiences on both teachers and

learners with its practical applications against retailed software which often burden many

universities. Finally, some implications on how to effectively blend pedagogy and technolog

which inevitably
lead to significant enhancement of the curriculum, were also discussed. In view of the findings

and conclusion of the study, it is recommended that modular distance learning be utilized by

faculty members in teaching education subjects. However, despite its importance, this study's

limitations are apparent. Modular Distance learning needs effective planning and upgrading for

educators to address critical issues such as establishing appropriate assessments and rubrics.

In a study conducted by Ava Clare Marie O. Robles on Mindanao State University (2012)

can be found many presentations of instructional strategies, on how to effectively integrate

content, pedagogy and technology to enhance the teaching and learning of education courses.

This provided the most effective and efficient learning experiences on both teachers and

learners with its practical applications against retailed software which often burden many

universities. Finally, some implications on how to effectively blend pedagogy and technology,

which inevitably lead to significant enhancement of the curriculum, were also discussed. In view

of the findings and conclusion of the study, it is recommended that blended learning be utilized

by faculty members in teaching education subjects. However, despite its importance, this

study's limitations are apparent. Modular Distance learning needs effective planning and

upgrading for educators to address critical issues such as establishing appropriate assessments

and rubrics. Equally important is the technological expertise of both teachers and students.

This innovation recommends that teachers must learn. In the study conducted by Aguinaldo

(2013) - The researcher implemented modular distance learning in an impoverished academic

institution using a Bricolage approach model. The study resulted to high acceptability rate of

modular learning usage despite of the socio-economic profile of the student's parents. This
implies that modular distance learning can be implemented successfully using the right blended

learning and face-to-face learning following the Bricolage approach model

CHAPTER 3

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

As indicated in the title, this chapter explains the system of approach of researchers towards

the phenomena of the study. Moreover, this chapter precisely outlines the research method,

locale of the study, respondents of the study, research instruments and, the data collection

procedure and the statistical tool of the research.

Research Method/Design
 In order to satisfy the objectives of the research, the researcher utilized the Descriptive

Quantitative method . Quantitative methods aim to describe the situations through statistical

testing to come out for an answer. The usage of this method in the study is essential since the

objectives aims to test the implication of the phenomenon being studies (Modular Distance

Learning) towards the population (Students in NNHS)

Research Locale

The participants that will be utilized in the study are located in Nanagun, Butig lanao del sur

School of Nanagun National High School offers K to 12 curricula from all levels.

Research Respondents

The method of random sampling will be used to develop the sample of research under

discussion, this sampling technique was chosen because the selected members have

relationships and expertise regarding the topic of the study. The respondents to be included in

the sample are the Junior and Senior High School students enrolled in Nanagun National High

School which are perceived to have knowledge regarding Modular Distance Learning. Since it is

too impossible to survey each and every one in the population. The researcher select 20 for

junior high and 20 for Senior High school students total of 40 respondents of this study.

Research Instrument

The process indicated in the conceptual framework indicated that the method to be used in

data-gathering will be trough conducting a survey to the respondents of the study. As far as

research instrument is concerned, the conduct of the survey will involve the use of survey
questionnaire in line with the objectives and the research. Th questions in the instrument will

be the guide of the researchers towards the satisfaction of the objectives that will later result to

the output what will be analyzed in chapter 4.

The questionnaire is divided into three parts:

A. Students Profile

B. Benefits of Modular Distance Learning

C. Advantages of Modular Distance Learning