Ralph Arjay C. Dela Cruz
Keywords:
Online Education, Online Distance Learning, Franciscan Adaptive Learning ProgramAbstract
The SARS-CoV-2 virus has transformed online education. During the pandemic, online schooling substituted face-to-face teaching. Students adapt to the new normal. Different institutions developed a technology-based adaptive learning program per the Department of Education’s standards by implementing Learning Delivery Modalities for Formal Education to leverage online distance learning. Thus, Saint Francis of Assisi College (SFAC) sees an opportunity to provide an online program. The Franciscan Adaptive Learning Program (FALP) was adopted for 2020–2021. This study assessed the Franciscan Adaptive Learning Program (FALP) implementation and quality at Saint Francis of Assisi College, emphasizing objectives, content, strategies, and evaluation. A survey was used to collect the data from education stakeholders, primarily teachers and students. This research is a descriptive quantitative study. Three hundred eleven (311) junior and senior high school students and fifty-three (53) teachers were surveyed. Teachers’ and students’ evaluations were compared using a T-test for Independent Samples to determine whether there was a significant difference. Implementing the Franciscan Adaptive Learning Program (FALP) suggested that both students and teachers were satisfied with its effectiveness in terms of its objectives, content, strategies, and evaluation. In addition, the effectiveness of the online program’s continuance and development needs monitoring, maintenance, and enhancement. As a result, a four-part action plan and a proposal to establish an Internal Quality Assurance Team (IQA) at Saint Francis of Assisi College to monitor the Franciscan Adaptive Learning Program (FALP) were submitted.
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