Eyeing Post-pandemic Learning: Reckoning the Effects of Blended Learning Scheme

Abstract

Due to the increasing number of Covid 19 cases in the country, educational institutions adopted various approaches which could cater the students’ needs and abide with the health protocol at the same time. One of these approaches is the blended learning. This study looks into the effect of blended learning to the academic performance of the BS Criminology students. A descriptive research design was utilized to attain the research objectives while a documentary survey was conducted in gathering needed data. The average grade of 126 BS Criminology students who were enrolled in school year 2019- 2020 and 2020-2021 represented the academic performance of the students. The results of the study noted that there is significant difference on the students’ academic performances before and during the implementation of blended learning. The study further showed that BS Criminology students performed better with the traditional learning approach than the blended learning. The test of association revealed that the academic performance of students is significantly associated with the mode of learning. Moreover, it was shown that better performance of the students is associated with traditional learning approach. Hence, this study prompts the administrators and faculty members, especially in the BS Criminology program, to consider strengthening and improving its traditional learning approach design and/or policy into a more constructive and critical discourse for a more meaningful post-pandemic learning experience among students.