Readiness to Transition to Online Learning: A Survey Among Filipino Pre-service Teachers

This study is focused on the perspective of readiness to transition to online learning of the pre-service teachers who are currently enrolled in Western Mindanao State University during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Quantitative research design was employed in this study and adapted a descriptive survey method. 311 pre-service teachers coming from different year level and majors responded to the said survey. Through the use of statistical software SPSS, the collected data was analyzed. The findings of this study unveiled that the perception of pre-service teachers' readiness towards online learning is high. It was revealed that the motivation of the pre-service teachers is high. Amidst the urgent shift of learning to online, it was shown that the level of readiness of pre-service teachers is high as they are confident in operating the basic functions of Microsoft Office programs and managing the internet and software which are essential skills for online learning contexts. Albeit, learners need to acquire a sense of control. Learner control ranked the lowest along with online communication self-efficacy ranking second to the last. The prominent issue of the intermittent connection as well as the electric power interruptions has been a long issue and governments need to take a serious action toward this dilemma. Moreover, teachers should stimulate the learners' online/communication self-efficacy in a way that students will participate in discussions, sharing ideas, and expressing their opinions

Online Learning During the Pandemic: Analyzing Academic Motivation Among Culture and ARTS Students

This study discusses the problem or the impact of learning Culture and Arts during this time of the pandemic. Learning culture and arts online is believed to be a real problem in the students' academic motivation. The aim of this study was to analyze the academic motivation of culture and arts students during pandemic. There are studies that have been conducted about the motivation of learning arts online, however, previous studies appeared to only surveyed students with specialties in arts, music, and dance. A total of 100 Culture and Arts undergraduates of Western Mindanao State University and other university offering Bachelor of Culture and Arts Education course participated in the present study. Independent-samples T-test, descriptive statistics, and one-way ANOVA were used to code and analyze the data in this study. Result shows that, due to the widespread occurrences brought by the pandemic, learning culture and arts in a pandemic learning context, the respondents have no strong marked or positive academic motivation. In terms of difficulties, the results stated that the students are also doing all the works to be motivated in learning culture and arts during pandemic/online learning. It was also concluded that there is no significant difference on the Academic Motivation on Learning Culture and Arts during Pandemic in terms of gender