Title: STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE IN GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES USING BLENDED LEARNING MODALITY AMONG PRIVATE HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN TABACO CITY
Author:
Marife B. Sesor
Abstract:
Technology is opening new horizons for academe which is changing the world in the phase of learning and teaching. This study assessed blended learning modality on students’ performance in the general education courses in private higher education institutions in Tabaco City. The findings of the study revealed that the majority of the students have performed well in using the blended learning modality and among the nine GECs the top three courses with the highest grades are: Art Appreciation, Ethics, and Mathematics in the Modern World. Three identified factors affect the performance of the students in having this modality which are Physical Factors, Student Factors, and Teacher Factors. Institutions among the three groups of respondents along with the three variables have almost similar responses on this modality considering the environment, internet, and seminars for BLM. However, the result shows that there were Private Higher Education Institutions that compromised on some indicators provided based on the results. Among the administrators, teachers, and students the highest coping mechanism considers the environment, time management, and openness to change and development. Hence, the researcher recommends adopting more potential intervention programs in future blended-based teaching through creating a strategic plan on BLM along GECs especially with the low-performance courses as academe requisites innovation.
Keywords: General Education Courses (GECs), Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), Blended Learning Modality, Coping Mechanisms, Students’ Performance, Bicol College Daraga, Albay Philippines.
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