Cris Joniel M.

Zosa G12-Hiddenite PR2

Studying gender issues at school: advantages and

disadvantages

Chapter 1

Introduction

As is well known, students will never benefit from taking classes

online.
Burnout is a result of learners struggling to meet the demands of
remote learning.
learning. Following allegations that the new approach was confusing
students,

Teachers were asked by the Department of Education (Dep Ed) to

provide a "appropriate" number.
of assignments in class to stop burnout. According to Filipino
physician Joan Rifareal
Psychiatric Association, which spoke with Rappler in an interview on
October 21, 2020
Students who study remotely may encounter mental health concerns
as a result of
'Interplay' of variables The biological, psychological, social, and
economic aspects of
occasionally spiritual. Researchers will concentrate on the effects of
the in this study on the
online course on students' physical and mental well being to help the
people around them deal with the circumstances.

Many students have noted that one of the key problems with
distant learning is
due to their heavy class loads and difficulty adjusting to the new
system resources. Some of them struggle because they are concerned
that they could fail.
The distant learning system is challenging to endure. The
aforementioned technique affects more than only
not only one's health but also his or her surroundings.It appears
that
online Learning is currently the only rational
strategy to keep learning distant. This,
However, it seems to lay on a confused notion. It should be stated
that
One technique of distance learning is via the
internet. According to the Dep Ed
 Diosdado San Antonio, Undersecretary of Education (2020),
"Online
learning will just be an option. We understand
that not all students have internet access and can
readily access.Although we all understand that our nation is not
accustomed to distance,Education and our
government were not equipped to handle this.

After seven days of the remote learning system, internet users

noticed that the. The self-learning program was full with
grammatical and typographical errors, as well as
tasks that were nearly impossible for young students to
complete.Student Immediately, tiredness became a problem that
will
resolve in a few of days:
The sight of their children crying, skipping meals, and acting
otherwise alarmed parents.having anxiety attacks as they struggle
to
complete the tasks in their modules.

In the month of October of 2020, a 16-year-old Grade 11 student in

the town of Suicide has been reported in Tupi, South Cotabato,
allegedly as a result of pressure and difficulty.studying academic
modules (Filipino Times, 2020).The reported case is just one of the
incidents correlated with the distance learning the Department of
Education has implemented. Perhaps, they should be alarmed already
and take action after the subsequent incidents concerning distance
learning transpired. Nevertheless, his death lays bare the predicament
confronting students due to the distance learning system executed by
the Dep Ed, as depression among learners is feared likely to occur,
especially for those who belong to low-income families.

The start of the school year's online sessions coincided with the
On September 5, 2020, the Department of Health (DOH) advised the
public against
anticipated medical problems that the students would experience.
According to the Department

Health (2020), students may have health issues linked to increased

online class screen time, such as exhaustion, headaches, and lack
of desire,putting off things, etc.

The beginning of online class coincides with problems that

Additionally, incidents impacting students' well being have begun to
follow. There are circumstances where their physical health is at risk,
such as when they due to the tight deadlines they are working
under,to get 8 hours of sleep they have to forgo meals because of the
time they must spend in front of their computer's screen to complete
their academic tasks.
 In the SEQuRE study, 54.7% of students indicated that distance
learning somehow, the online course is going to expire in the
upcoming month, and 33.4% of respondents reported that distance
learning had harmed their family relationships as well as their
physical and mental health (July). However, a strategy to sustain
flexible learning in the next years was approved by the Commission on
Higher Education (CHED) (CHED Chairman Prospero de Vera, 2021).

The study's goal is to empower people to become more

a working grasp of online education, and this will also give the
required being aware of the significant effects that online learning has
on students' physical and emotional health.

The researchers want to determine the various impacts of the online

course on
the health of pupils by gathering information through the use of
interviews as an
instrument. The responses will be the chosen Grade 12 students at
Iligan City National High School for the academic year 2022–2023. By
carrying out according to the study's significance, the study, students,
teachers, and parents may all benefit in the future.

Statement of the Problem

This study is directed towards its foremost objective of identifying

the Effects of Online Learning on the Physical and Mental Health of
Grade 12 Students of ICNHS for the School Year 2022-2023.

Specifically, it aims to answer the following questions:

1.What are the effects of online learning?

2.How does online learning affect the mental health of Grade 12

students?

3.How does online learning affect the physical health of Grade 12

students?

Scope and Limitation

The consequences on students' wellbeing are the focus of this

study.Selected pupils in Grade 10 serve as the study's main subjects.
Additionally, the research will be conducted in the Iligan City National
High School for the 2022–2023 academic year. The Grade 12 students
were chosen by the researchers since they are the ones who are
affected by this educational system and have an advanced perspective
on the subject.
 The researchers aim to enhance the overall experience of online-
based education for students, parents, and teachers. Its objective is to
distinguish the current difficulties within online classes affecting
students’ well-being, delimited only to physical and mental health.
The study is limited only to the effects of online learning on students
concerning (1) physical health and (2) mental health. This research
does not include upper and lower grade levels apart from Grade 12
students of ICNHS.