The Performance of the Junior High School Students in Online Learning and Blended Learning Approach

Abstract

The study identifies and examines the performance of the junior high school students in the Blended and Online learning approach. The purpose of the study is to compare the academic performance of the Junior High School students between the two modes of learning: Online learning and blended learning. The 2019 Pandemic has forced students to take online classes, increasing their stress levels and negatively impacting their academic performance. This issue urges the development of a mechanism to make online learning more effective in this nerve-racking time. By the year 2022, Arellano University implemented blended learning as other schools do so. Students attend in-person or face to face classes and online classes. The respondents in this study are the Junior High School Students of Arellano University Plaridel Campus. This will be a quantitative research, specifically the Ex-Post-Facto Research Design. The respondents are not assigned or not randomly selected. The mean of the grades of the students in blended and in online learning in three subjects will be determined and compared using the t - test. Based on the data gathered, it has no significant relationship between the performances of the three subjects. This implies that the learners’ performance is not affected by the learning approaches used in teaching. This indicates that all throughout the school year online or blended learning doesn’t affect the grades of students. Strategies/Methods in teaching that can attract the students’ interest were recommended. Teaching lessons in the simplest way may help the students to understand the lessons easily.