Impression on the Effectiveness of the Distance Education Package (HOME) of St. Mary's College of Meycauayan City, Bulacan

Abstract

The COVID 19 brought several changes to all industries worldwide and created the “new normal” set-up in the provision of services, which includes education. The usual face-to face set up has become a threat to the safety of the students, thus different alternatives and options were studied and well-planned to continue the delivery of quality instruction for the clientele, maintaining the viability of the school to continuously operate. With the enrollment data in place, a comprehensive plan was done to address all the concerns of the new normal. This is the main objective for the development of the SMCM@HOME: Heightening Opportunities through Marian Distance Education, and its main arm, the SMCM Instructional Delivery Package. The study used the descriptive evaluative research and respondents were the parents, students, teachers, and administrators of the school. Relevant results of the study include discovering and unboxing the changes in the instructional delivery brought by the Online Distance Education, immersion to the process of modules development and creative learning activities in each subject area, implementation of the online teacher made modules in the delivery of instruction and exploration of varied learning and teaching applications for instruction, intensified mentoring program & strengthened parents' assistance engagement. The SMCM Instructional Delivery Package was able to receive a very satisfied rating thus proves its efficiency and efficacy in the delivery of quality Catholic education to all Ignacian Marians.