Benefits of Synchronous Online Learning of Hospitality Management Students at Bestlink College of the Philippines A.Y 2021 – 2022
Vol.3, No.1B
Abstract
As the COVID-19 pandemic started, tertiary education adopted synchronous learning to observe educational continuity amidst the ongoing pandemic per safety and health protocols. With this, students were forced to adapt to the new setup of classes through online or synchronous learning. This paper discusses the benefits of students' perception of synchronous online learning of hospitality management students at Bestlink College of the Philippines A.Y 2021-2022.
This study was conducted in Bestlink College of the Philippines' Department of Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management. There are fifty (50) respondents from 1st to 4th-year college students from the Department of Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management who undergo synchronous learning. The study used a quantitative method in a checklist questionnaire through Google Forms. This study focuses on the benefits, positive and negative effects, and overall feelings of the students on synchronous learning and the effects of distance learning modality in the practicum program.
Based on the results of the study, the majority of the respondents are aged 20 to 21 years old, and there are slightly more females than males who participated in this study. Most of the respondents who participated in this study are 4th-year and second- or 3rd-year students. The overall effect of synchronous learning is that students save more time; however, they struggle to adjust to eLearning materials that came from online learning. The positive effects of synchronous learning on students are that they have more time to do other activities, such as family time or work. The negative impacts of synchronous learning are that students have technical issues in synchronous classes, such as accessibility and poor internet connection. Moreover, it decreases their willingness to learn and causes some health issues. The overall feeling of students on synchronous learning is that they are glad they have more time for themselves; however, they feel that they are not learning, and some of them experience mental health challenges such as a lack of motivation.
Based on the results, the researcher found out that students perceived synchronous classes positively by their practicality. However, there are still implications brought by synchronous classes, which were discovered by this study.
