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This document discusses a study on the barriers to technology access faced by Bachelor of Secondary Education major in Filipino students at Occidental Mindoro State College, Sablayan campus during the COVID-19 pandemic. It provides background information on COVID-19 and how the pandemic led to widespread school closures and a shift to online learning. However, not all students and teachers were prepared for this transition, as many lacked access to reliable internet and devices. The researchers aim to identify the specific causes of these technology barriers experienced by their target student population during the pandemic.

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Barriers to Tech Access for Education Students

This document discusses a study on the barriers to technology access faced by Bachelor of Secondary Education major in Filipino students at Occidental Mindoro State College, Sablayan campus during the COVID-19 pandemic. It provides background information on COVID-19 and how the pandemic led to widespread school closures and a shift to online learning. However, not all students and teachers were prepared for this transition, as many lacked access to reliable internet and devices. The researchers aim to identify the specific causes of these technology barriers experienced by their target student population during the pandemic.

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BARRIERS ON TECHNOLOGY ACCESS OF BACHELOR OF SECONDARY

EDUCATION MAJOR IN FILIPINO STUDENTS OF OCCIDENTAL MINDORO


STATE COLLEGE, SABLAYAN CAMPUS AMIDST PANDEMIC

AN UNDERGRADUATE THESIS

Presented to the Faculty of College of Teacher Education


OCCIDENTAL MINDORO STATE COLLEGE
Sablayan Campus

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree


BACHELOR OF SECONDARY EDUCATION
Major in English

SHALOM A. VILLARIN
CIEDELLE MARIE D. ARANDA
ANNABELLE MAABA
DANALYN A. GANON
MIKAELLA S. BUSTRIA

October 2021
CHAPTER I
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Introduction

What is COVID-19? COVID-19 stands for coronavirus disease and even referred to as

the 2019 novel coronavirus or ‘2019-nCoV’ (Bender, 2020). The COVID-19 virus is linked to

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV) that similarly can be as fatal

(Meng, Hua, & Bian, 2020). This new virus can be transmitted just in minutes through droplets

or even touching surface metals or other materials which have been infected from a person who

has respiratory problems. Even though the elderly and the very young children are easily

affected, nobody is immune to this new infectious disease once it hits the body, so all people are

susceptible to its devastating effects (Bender, 2020; Meng, Hua, & Bian, 2020).

Because of the vulnerability even in school settings, thousands of school closures are

implemented the world over due to COVID-19. As of April 06, 2020, UNESCO (2020) reported

that there has been 1, 576, 021, 818 affected learners out of 91.3% total enrolled learners in 188

countries in all levels of learning. Similarly, there were school and university closures that

happened during the outbreak of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome or SARS in China in

2003. In Hong Kong for example, there were 1, 302 schools which closed, 1,000,000 children

stayed at home, and 50, 600 teachers faced challenges in using technology to provide education

to their students (Fox, 2007).

COVID-19 pandemic really causes a massive impact in higher educational institutions.

The country immediately opted for online learning. Some teachers recorded and uploaded their

lessons online for the students to access and some were even more innovative (Fox, 2007) and
used Google Classrooms, WebQuest, and other online sites, but a greater majority of teachers are

not prepared to deal with online education.

The rise of virtual learning has added new items to students’ school supply lists. Many of

these items are expensive. To succeed in a virtual classroom, students need a computer, laptop,

or Chromebook. They also need access to a reliable internet connection. In this environment,

schools and students who already enjoyed this access have a significant advantage. Meanwhile,

schools and students who lack this access face significant barriers to learning. Compounding the

problem, these same schools and students already struggled to access resources before the

pandemic. Even when students do have access to devices and the internet, this access can be

spotty. Families with multiple children find their technological resources strained. This is

especially true as many parents are also working from home and vying for access.

Therefore, the researchers opted to pursue a study that can determine the causes of

Barriers in technology Access of Bachelor of Secondary Education Major in Filipino students of

Occidental Mindoro state college, Sablayan campus amidst pandemic.


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