Effects and Perceptions of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Graduate School Students

Abstract

The overall goal of this study was to shed light on the COVID-19 pandemic, including its effects and how students at MSU-Sulu Graduate Studies saw remote learning and modular learning as educational success. This study primarily explored the effects of modular and distant learning as well as how people view distance learning. Additionally, the impact of COVID-19 and perceptions of modular and distance learning on academic achievement among graduate students at MSU-Sulu for the academic years 2019–2021 will be compared to see if there is a perceptible difference. This study was conducted at Mindanao State University-Sulu using a descriptive-exploratory style. This institution includes the secondary level, senior high school, college level, and graduate school. It can be found in the municipality of Jolo in the Philippine province of Sulu; a modest number of second and first-year students. The MSU-Sulu Graduate School students appear to concur on the advantages of modular and remote learning, as seen by the average score of 3.62 across the 10 statements. The views of graduate students at MSU-Sulu regarding online courses and modules. The respondents mostly agreed with the poll questions on their opinions of modular learning, as seen in the accompanying table. The respondents agreed with 3.74 averages while the fair agreement with some. The goal of the study is to assess the assertion that COVID-19 has an impact on graduate students at MSU-Sulu over the academic years 2019–2021, as well as how they see modular and remote learning. The impact of COVID-19 and how distant and modular learning are perceived by students have quite different consequences for academic attainment.