ABSTRACT
Learning engagement of students and teachers through face to face within the school has been suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the implementation of Modular Distance Learning Modality is the urgent response of Locloc Elementary School to ensure the continuity of education and to attain its mission and vision. Since the school is in the process of adapting and adjusting to the new normal form of education at present, strengthening the school mantra “Loclocenians for Education and Synergy” was the motivating force needed by the school for the success of this implementation. The main purpose of this research is to find out the challenges encountered in the implementation of MDLM in Locloc Elementary School during the School Year 2020-2021. These challenges, opinions and recommendations were identified through qualitative approach by conducting surveys to the 58 participants of the said school through quota and purposive sampling. Deductive thematic analysis was used in the interpretation and coding of data.
The main challenges that emerged are the students struggle with self-studying, and parents' lack of knowledge to academically guide their child/children. Descriptive design was used in identifying the different solutions to these challenges. In conclusion, the study was able to determine the challenges of the participants in terms of resources, preparedness, and communication. The result of this study may serve as a springboard for the future improvements of the schools' existing programs and guidelines on the implementation of MDLM for the next school year 2021-2022 and for the adjustment and modification of BE-LCP of the school. This will also help other schools as well as the government in providing assistance to students, parents and teachers who are having difficulty in this new learning modality.
Keywords: Challenges, Teachers’ Response, Pupils’ Response, Parents’ Response New Normal Education, Strategies, Innovation, Intervention
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