ONLINE LEARNING IN HUMSS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS DURING THE

COVID-19 PANDEMIC:

STRESS, SATISFACTION, AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Statement of the Problem

The purpose of this study was to find out how Senior High School students in Humanities and
Social Sciences strand handles stress, their satisfaction and academic performance on e-learning
during the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, this research aimed to answer the following
questions:

1. What is the respondents' demographic profile in terms of:

a. Age
b. Hours spent daily for online learning
c. Sex
d. Residence
e. Income status
f. Device commonly used to connect Internet
g. Stability of Internet connection
2. Do HUMSS Senior High School students feel stressed on their online learning during the
COVID-19 Pandemic?
3. Do HUMSS Senior High School students feel satisfied of the e-learning during the
COVID-19 pandemic?
4. What is the current status of HUMSS Senior High School students’ academic
performance through the use of e-learning during the COVID-19 pandemic?
5. Will the students recommend the use of online learning to others in time of COVID-19
pandemic?

Objectives of the Study

This study assessed the second-year undergraduate nursing students’ stress, satisfaction, and
academic performance in having online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic from HUMSS
Senior High School students of three municipalities in Isabela and determined the association of
stress with satisfaction and academic performance.

Research Instrument

Stress

Very Stressful Unsure Not stressful Not very

stressful stressful
Online learning
stress
Stress in online
learning during
COVID-19
outbreak

Satisfaction
Very high High Moderate Low Very low
Satisfaction on
how e-learning
is conducted

Academic Performance
Very good Good Fair Poor Very poor
Academic
performance
compared with
peers or
classmates
 Greatly Considerably Moderately Slightly Not affected
affected affected affected affected
How COVID-
19 pandemic
affected
academic
performance

Very Satisfied Neither Not satisfied Not very

satisfied satisfied nor satisfied
dissatisfied
Satisfaction
with current
academic
performance in
online learning

Satisfaction with different online learning forms (check)

Online Learning Forms Lecture Practical

Online in real-time
(videoconference)
Online with a video recording
(not in real-time)
Online with an audio
recording (not in real-time)
Online by sending
presentations to students
Written communication
(forums, chat, etc.)

Students’ performance and expectation

Strongly Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly
Agree Disagree
More difficult for me
to focus during
online learning
Performance
improved since on-
site classes were
canceled
Performance
worsened since on-
site classes were
canceled
Adapted well to the
new teaching and
learning experience
Can master the skills
taught in class
Can figure out how to
do the most difficult
classwork

Online learning Recommendations (check)

I recommend only using online classes in the
future.

I recommend only using face-to-face in the

classrooms in the future.

I recommend using blended learning in the

future.