Research - CHAPTER 1
Research - CHAPTER 1
Research - CHAPTER 1
It has been a year since the pandemic Corona Virus 2019 (Covid19) has shaken the
world. Millions of people got infected and thousands died because of this virus. At present,
the virus continuously spreading all over the world and the worst is, even in far flung
barangays have reached this virus. It is quite alarming because it has contributed a vast
changed most specially how people live each day without wearing face shield, mask, and
One of the greatest challenges that people are facing nowadays due to this global
pandemic is, how educators deliver their lessons and give instructions to the learners
especially today that people must follow the rules and guidelines implemented by the
government such as but not limited to, mandate to stay home, prohibition on gatherings,
allowed outside their homes because such rules and guidelines aim to avoid the spread of
the virus abruptly. With this, educational institutions worldwide from the Department of
Education to Higher Education had nothing to do with this but to conform with the rules
and guidelines. But then, as they say, every problem has a solution. One of the solutions
given by the government is to conduct online classes for all levels to make sure that the
academic year 2020-2021 will continue through a new normal way of educating the
learners.
benchmark in adapting the use of Information and Communication Technology inside the
classroom. This includes the use of smartphones and other gadgets to be used as a
supplementary tool to deliver instructions to learners. Now that people are facing this
pandemic, educators, learners and parents must embrace this new normal way of the
educational system.
Furthermore, even the government came up with an alternate solution to aid the
problem of the educational institution of the country still problems has arisen with the
implementation of online classes with the use of ICT gadgets. With this, this research is
Education is very important to every person who want to have a greener pasture in
the future. Now that we are facing this global pandemic Covid19, education is one of the
greatest that has been affected by this virus. Since gatherings are prohibited this academic
year 2020-2021, there is no face-to-face interaction between the educators and the
learners like the regular and normal classroom set-up. With this, the educational system of
the country adapted the online class with the use of ICT gadgets to deliver instruction and
delivered to their students with the use of ICT gadgets to conduct online classes. It is also a
problem among the parents and students on how to adjust to such kind of educational set-
up.
Hence, this research aims to know the different problems and challenges being
disadvantages thereof.
Theoretical Framework
Conceptual Framework
This section shows the conceptual framework of the research with the use of Input,
Laoag City, Ilocos Norte. The respondents will be identified through random sampling
techniques and methods wherein respondents will be randomly selected from the students
of Northwestern University, twenty (20) respondents will be selected from the Junior High
School, twenty (20) respondents from the Senior High School and twenty (20) respondents
This study will redound to the benefit of the community considering that education
plays an important role in the community and the use of ICT has emerged as an alternative
Moreover, the findings of this research will benefit educational institutions and its
stakeholders – the teachers, parents, and students. The results of this research will be used
as basis on whether or not the use of ICT is effective as an alternative mode of teaching and
learning.
This research can also be used by producers and programmers of ICT platforms and
gadgets in order to determine the processes needed to develop and improve in order to
the use of ICT in education. It will help them to be better analysts and it can be a help as a
Definition of Terms
Technology (IT), which refers to all communication technologies, including the internet,
social networking, and other media applications and services enabling users to access,
COVID19 – Coronavirus (COVID19) is an illness caused by a virus that can spread from
person to person.
K12 Curriculum – refers to the courses or subjects taught in school from grades
kindergarten through twelve. As it is used in the field of education, K-12 curriculum usually
refers to the specific learning objectives and activities experienced by students in grades
one.