Teaching Modality, Anxiety, and Coping Mechanisms of College Students during COVID-19 Pandemic

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Lucille S. Arcedas, Donalyn G. Lastima, Lourlen P. Pagdato, Ana Lou A. Panganiban, Margilyn R. Villarosa

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This convergent mixed methods design research aimed to determine the experiences of college students during the third term of the school year 2019-2020. Specifically, this study identified the online modality used, measured the level of satisfaction in terms of lessons, activities, and assessments of students, their overall experience of the online classes, and suggestions to Technological University of the Philippines Visayas (TUPV) on how to improve the online learning. This also identified their anxiety level and coping mechanisms. Data were obtained from conducting an online survey. Mean, frequency, percentage, and standard deviation were used to process quantitative data while thematic analysis was used for the qualitative component. Results showed that the majority (94%) of the 1260 respondents used Facebook messenger as their online platform. Other online modalities used were Google classroom, Zoom Application, and Schoology. Generally, students were satisfied with the response time and activities. Anxiety level is very low and the coping strategy with the highest mean is classified under acceptance. It is recommended that students with very high anxiety and avoidant coping mechanisms be scheduled for counseling. Further, another research about faculty internet connectivity status, online skills, preferred modality, and lived experiences during online classes maybe conducted.

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