SOCIAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND ACADEMIC IMPACTS OF NATIONAL LOCKDOWN AMONG GRADUATE STUDENTS OF WESTERN PHILIPPINES UNIVERSITY

Abstract

The national lockdown due to the global pandemic of the COVID-19 has affected all people in the world. The education sector particularly higher education has been impacted by the global crisis brought about by the COVID-19 socially, psychologically, and academically. According to Xiang et al., (2020), the COVID-19 is the greatest public emergency the world has experienced of global proportion. The study used a descriptive survey design involving graduate students of Western Philippines University, Rio Tuba, Palawan. A questionnaire was used to gather the needed data which was sent electronically through the email of the respondents. Frequency, percentage, and mean were used to analyze and interpret the data gathered from the respondents. Significant findings of the study revealed that the respondents experienced various social, psychological, and academic impacts due to the global effect of the COVID-19. Likewise, the study recommends that teaching personnel may use relevant teaching strategies to continue education despite the pandemic. This include, online modalities such as synchronous and asynchronous teaching and learning. For the students who have problems in connectivity, modular learning and long-distance consultation are strongly recommended. More importantly, the COVID-19 pandemic is an opportunity to design and develop teaching and learning pedagogies relevant to the new education normal.