Chapter 4 and 5 For Defense
Chapter 4 and 5 For Defense
INTRODUCTION
and the cumulative results of the online survey that was conducted to the BSN
students of Pilar College of Zamboanga City Inc. This study aims to determine the
perceptions of the Nursing students towards their virtual learning experience. The
findings are presented using a tabular form and are segregated according to the
Statement of the Problem which are the following: A. Learning Modules, B. Delivery
INTERPRETATION
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Table 1: Interpretation of responses according to the Learning
Modules
Instructions
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misunderstand or mishear
what their instructor said
during online discussions.
Overall Weighted Mean 3.30 Agree
Key: Strongly Disagree (R= 1.00-1.50), Disagree (R= 1.51-2.50), Agree (R=
Environment
Discussions
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Questions : Class SA A D SD Weighted Verbal
Discussions 4 3 2 1 Mean Interpretation
Frequency
The instructors give equal 15 53 8 2 3.04 Agree
opportunity to every student
to recite and answer the
questions during online
discussions.
The communication 42 32 4 0 3.49 Agree
problems due to poor
internet connectivity which
are commonly encountered
during virtual classes
usually arise from the
students than the
instructors.
The virtual class discussions 16 48 9 5 2.96 Agree
in the new normal allows
sufficient time for nursing
students to formulate their
thoughts/answers before
sharing them to the class.
Overall Weighted Mean 3.16 Agree
Key: Strongly Disagree (R= 1.00-1.50), Disagree (R= 1.51-2.50), Agree (R=
2.51-3.50), Strongly Agree (R= 3.51-4.00)
INTERPRETATION
answerable by the nursing students. The table also implies that the
respondents also agreed that modules serves as an advantage for them as they
can read their lessons anytime they want. Lastly, the respondents evaluated
and they agreed that incorporating colored pictures and figures in the
learning.
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In the study of Reyes and De Guia (2017), they concluded that tough
modules may be a great tool for learning it must obtain high acceptability,
validity and relevance. Hence, the lessons must be reliable, clear, appealing,
can build curiosity in them. Similarly, Tohidi et. al (2019) also underscored
could help the students enhance their memory and understanding towards the
lesson.
are audible during online classes with lessons explained and delivered clearly.
Respondents evaluated and they agreed that instructors update the nursing
evaluated and they strongly agreed that unstable internet connectivity can
2009 to 2016’ by Paul and Jefferson (2019), It has been shown that during
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slow internet connectivity, students are unable to communicate, send
of this problem, the student can become frustrated, perform poorly, and lose
interest in learning.
students who are able to share their thoughts and insights about the topics
that are being discussed. Respondents also agreed that the level of anxiety that
students felt during the face to face recitations is the same as the level of
anxiety that they also feel during virtual recitations and reporting. Lastly, the
that most of the students engaging in the virtual learning classes are still
discussions leave the meeting intentionally and exhibit speech difficulties. The
conducted by Gedera (2014), who underscored one of the main reasons why
students are attracted to virtual learning is for its flexibility, as it was fully
online and it enabled them to have flexibility in terms of time and place.
the presence of any technical difficulties the student may not be able to
In table 4, the respondents agreed that the instructors give them equal
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can be inferred and the respondents agreed that the internet connectivity
issues usually arise from their connection and it has less incidence on the
instructors. Lastly, the result indicated that respondents agreed that virtual
class discussions allow ample time for nursing students to think about their
answers before sharing it to the class. Virtual class discussions permits them
classroom that supported students’ active participation was the ability to have
related to the topic immediately, as well as provide some peer feedback. The
third statement has similar findings to Yilmaz (2015), the study concluded
that virtual classroom provide a two-way interaction between the students and
the instructors. Though virtual classes are spontaneous, participants are able
to search for the terms on the internet while the other participants are still
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Chapter V
SUMMARY
utilizing computers and/or the internet both outside and inside the facilities of
an online environment. The teaching activities are carried out online while the
educator and learners are physically separated. Due to the ongoing COVID-19
(reaching those that are far away), and its goal is to give quality education
Zamboanga City Inc. also utilized blended learning modality in the teaching-
learning process. To deliver quality education, the program opted for modular
learning and virtual meeting. The main focus of this research study was to find
out the perceptions of the student nurses of Pilar College of Zamboanga City,
• Learning Modules
• Delivery of Instructions
• Virtual Environment
• Class Discussion
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The respondents of the study were the nursing students of Pilar College
of Zamboanga City, Inc. who are officially enrolled in the academic year 2020-
2021. The number of the respondents was 78 which is roughly 22% of the total
population of nursing students, derived using the Slovin’s formula with 10% as
the margin of error. The respondents are from the level one, level two, level
three, and level four. The researchers used the quantitative research method
gathering the necessary data was a 12-item survey form that was created using
CONCLUSION
Based from the findings of the study, the researchers hereby offer the
following conclusions:
students at the back of each learning modules. Based on the perceptions of the
respondents, learning modules are a great advantage because this can be used
along with other nursing related books and it already contains summarized
lessons that may not be well understood by the students if they read it on the
actual book. In addition, they can read the modules in the most convenient
learning despite of the current shift of nursing education in the country. The
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for students who cannot purchase or avail the actual book and since most of
the contents are all based on the textbooks and other credible websites as per
instructor’s choice, the students may still use them after graduation in
students can write side notes on the learning modules which they perceive to
concept and it provides a mental image of what a certain condition looks like.
Tables and figures are proven to be useful for quick memorization of terms
clear during online classes. The instructors discuss the lessons clearly most of
entire city has experienced a city-wide internet curtailment which halted some
online classes and this can no longer be controlled by the students, instructors
and the institution. There are also occasions where instructors result in
sending their announcements and instructions via phone calls and text
interruption has occurred before the class or in the middle of the discussion.
regarding their requirements and consideration for late submissions are often
applied by the instructors more often compared to the traditional face to face
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the students and their instructors. The respondents perceived that slow
internet signals prevent them from understanding the concept of the lesson
measures that both instructors and nursing students take in order for them to
where student nurses still receive compliments from their instructors similar
to the traditional F2F classes. The student nurses are able to share their
recitations and reporting is still the same as the traditional F2F classes.
Therefore, anxiety levels remain unaffected and the same to students who are
being called for virtual recitations and reporting. The respondents perceived
environment is during virtual classes the respondents still prefer the F2F
The class discussions, given the advantages and resources of this rich
recite and to answer based on their capacity. Since the start of the school year,
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were lessened and students are now determined to recite because they are not
prohibited to search for answers on the internet during recitations and most of
the answers are found in the learning modules. The institution still maintains
its ability to provide fast internet connectivity to the instructors as most of the
students.
ample time to formulate their answers before even sharing them to the class.
Virtual class software like Google Meet which is mainly used by the BSN
program offers a ‘Raise Hand’ feature which helps the instructor call the
names of those who are ready to recite. Those who are still formulating their
answers may raise their hand later on; thus, virtual class discussions
and recitations.
RECOMMENDATIONS
provided:
Learning Modules
• Learning Modules must contain less printing errors and should contain
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• Students should create a daily schedule in reading and answering the
• The utilization of colored images and figures on the modules in each courses
must be consistently maintained all throughout the school year to ensure good
Delivery of Instructions
which they can use in schools or when working at home. The instructors
should only use high quality headphones to deliver the best audio quality to
contain the activity number and the due date of the task to remind the
• The students in the succeeding school year should already have a stable
Virtual Environment
• The instructors should not be bias when choosing students to answer during
recitations. They must continue to give compliments to the students who are
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speaking up to uplift their morale and encourage them to listen all throughout
the class.
• The instructors should provide enough time for students to familiarize the
lessons in recitations and reporting. To the students, they must prepare ahead
of time by doing advanced reading sessions to be familiar with the next lesson.
• For the nursing students, to be able to succeed in online class, they should be
given enough time to fully adapt in the virtual environment until the time
comes when they can no longer discriminate the difference between virtual
getting started.
Class Discussions
to speak and deliver their answers during the virtual discussions. They are
stress-provoking way.
• The students should also do their part in ensuring a constant and strong
their thoughts accurately during class discussions. They are encouraged not to
tried their best in answering and explaining their thoughts during the
discussions.
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Appendices
January 4, 2021
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Noted:
S. Ma. DivinaConsejo E. Billanes, RVM
BSN, Program Head
January 4, 2021
Mr. Edmund V. Enopia, MIT
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology Program Dean
Pilar College of Zamboanga City, Inc.
Dear Mr. Enopia,
Praised be Jesus and Mary!
The undersigned are the 3 rd year BSN students of Pilar College of Zamboanga
City, Inc. undertaking a research entitled “NURSING STUDENTS’
PERCEPTION TOWARDS VIRTUAL LEARNING” In Partial Fulfilment
of the Requirements for Nursing Research I.
The researchers are humbly asking your permission to validate the attached
self-made questionnaire/survey statements for the study. Attached on the
second page is the Statement of the Problem of this research. With your
expertise, the undersigned are requesting for you to review if the statements in
the questionnaire would fit to the statement of the problem. The researchers
are looking forward to your positive response.
Thank you and more power!
Respectfully yours,
Members:
VHINCE NORBEN C. PISCO
DAISY WALDA J. ABDURAJAN
RYAN BOY V. DEL PRADO
JOHAR S. KALBI
MARVIE THERESE E. PORTUITO
KRYSTAL JANE B. SALINAS
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Noted:
Mr. Edmund V. Enopia
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology Program Dean
January 4, 2021
Mrs. Nerissa M. Manalo, MAED
Bachelor of Elementary Education Program Dean
Pilar College of Zamboanga City, Inc.
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Noted:
Mrs. Nerissa M. Manalo
Bachelor of Elementary Education Program Dean
Pilar College of Zamboanga City, Inc.
R.T Lim Boulevard Zamboanga City
Tertiary Education Department
Dear Respondent/s
In line with this, the researchers would like to ask for your participation
in answering the online survey. The researchers will treat your response with
utmost confidentiality and you have the right not to provide your name. Your
participation is highly appreciated.
I allow myself to voluntarily fill-up and answer this survey as honest as I can.
Noted:
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Mrs. Josefina B. Malindog
Nursing Research I Professor
Instructions: Read each statement carefully and select the answer that best
suits your opinion. Only one answer is accepted.
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VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT
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