ACADEMIC LEARNING PROCESS BETWEEN FACE-TO-FACE AND ONLINE CLASS OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY STUDENTS DURING PANDEMIC
Authors:   College of Medical Technology World Citi Colleges Q.C. (Philippines), Gerio Eloisa Sandra B. , Gonzales Christopher Angel ,   College of Medical Technology World Citi Colleges Q.C. (Philippines), Nagum Lyka Marie ,   College of Medical Technology World Citi Colleges Q.C. (Philippines), Rufino Althea Bridget ,   College of Medical Technology World Citi Colleges Q.C. (Philippines), Tadeo-Awingan Nicole Marnel ,   College of Medical Technology World Citi Colleges Q.C. (Philippines), Saludes Emmanuel ,   College of Medical Technology World Citi Colleges Q.C. (Philippines), Tiamzon Ellen ,   Research and Publication Office, World Citi Colleges Q.C. (Philippines), Dayag Eugene ,   College of Medical Technology World Citi Colleges Q.C. (Philippines)
Published: May 2021

"The Philippine’s Commission on Higher Education (CHED) is mandated to take appropriate steps to ensure that education shall be accessible to all. In times where classes were disrupted due to health emergency and community lockdown imposed, the commission handed down Memorandum Order No. 4. Series of 2020, which directed Higher Education Institutions (HEI) to use flexible platform for academic track to better facilitate learning scheme. The sudden paradigm shin lends students to grapple in the new way of teaching and learning process. The underlying circumstance leads to determining the Academic Learning Process between face-to-face and online class of Medical Technology students during the time of contagion. This descriptive-comparative study verified the learning process between online class and face-to face strategic learning. There were fourty six (46) 3rd Year and 4th Year Medical Technology students of World Citi Colleges who assessed the two learning processes based on class preparation, absorbing and capturing new information, and reviewing of course materials. Results revealed that majority of the respondents are in the age bracket of 22-25 and mostly female students. In terms of year level, there is an equal distribution of 3rd year and 4th year Medical Technology students. It is also observed that majority of the respondents experienced a half semester of online class and are highly prepared for face-to-face class but are moderately prepared for online class. The level of preparedness for face-to-face class is greater than the level of preparedness for online class. In terms of academic learning process, the respondents have high ability to absorb new information in face-to-face class but with moderate ability compared to online class. The mean score of the level of capturing new information in face-to-face class is greater than the mean score in online class. However, the respondents have high ability to capture new information in both modes of learning. Relatively, scores on capturing new information in online class are more dispersed than scores for face-to-face class. Additionally, as to reviewing course materials, respondents have moderate ability in reviewing course materials in online class. The mean score for the level of reviewing in face-to-face class is greater than the mean score in online class. Based on the results of independent samples t-test, the researchers concluded that there is no significant difference in the academic learning process between the face-to-face and online class of 3rd and 4th-year Medical Technology students during pandemic."