Effectiveness of Online Class in Academic Performance among the 4th Year BSHM Students of BCP towards the Level of Competencies

Vol.3, No.1B

Abstract

One of the biggest challenges the educational system faces is conducting practical classes that maintain social distancing, where students can focus and do practical activities to enhance their capacity in the hotel industry. Due to many factors, students need help to develop skills through online classes alone. This study focuses on the effectiveness of online classes in academic performance among 4th-year BSHM students at Bestlink College of the Philippines towards the level of competencies of online learning.

The study employed correlational quantitative methods; simple percentages and weighted mean were used to determine the effectiveness of online classes in academic performance among 4th-year BSHM students towards the level of competencies. Among the 4th-year students of Bestlink College of the Philippines, the students were selected using purposive sampling. The sample population size is one hundred (100) students, forming the population of all hospitality management students. The instrument used is a survey questionnaire distributed and done via Google Meet.

This study reveals that the effects of online classes on students are information overload, wherein students are overwhelmed with their schoolwork, and students struggle to develop their skills due to this pandemic; and limited hands-on training, which is hard to implement in this day, wherein students should apply what they have learned in online classes. Thus, to achieve a high level of learning, teachers and students should have constant interaction to guide them in doing tasks properly and to guide the students to enhance their competencies.

The teachers or professors should consider the activities to be given to the students during online classes to give the students enough time to read, understand, and answer all their activities. Due to the current learning-teaching modality, the students need help to showcase and apply the skills and competencies acquired during the class. Thus, this study recommends conducting practical classes that can help the students apply what they have learned in online classes to have experience in the work field. Also, students must participate in any school activities, avoid distractions during online classes, manage their time properly, and be more attentive to their online classes to absorb learning better.