Abstract:
The suspension of face-to-face learning due to COVID-19 pandemic has paved way to the implementation of Modular Distance Learning as an urgent response to the continuity of education in the country. Learning in the new normal is a challenge for the teachers, student and even parents. Although the country is in the process of adapting to the new normal form of education, the government assures the public of continuous innovation for the success of these new learning modalities. The key purpose of this research is to determine the challenges encountered by the students, parents and teachers in the implementation of printed modular distance learning in Espiridion F. Encabo I Memorial High School. These challenges, opinions and recommendations were identified through a quantitative and qualitative approach by conducting a survey using a structured questionnaire to the three groups of participants: students' group, parents' group and teachers' group. A total of 60 respondents were selected through simple random sampling. A deductive thematic analysis was used in the interpretation of data. The main challenges that appeared were the difficulty of the module due to great number of activities unsupported with discussions and examples. The result of this study may serve as references for future improvements of school's guidelines in the implementation of modular distance learning.
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