ADAPTING SCIENCE TEACHING STRATEGIES IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID- 19 PANDEMIC
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https://doi.org/10.17501/26307413.2025.8102Keywords:
COVID-19, pandemic, science, teaching strategiesAbstract
The unforeseen emergence of the global pandemic due to COVID-19 impacted different sectors of our society, including education. The immediate response of higher education institutions in the world including the Philippines, is to shift the mode of learning from traditional face-to-face (F2F) to purely online and, presently, blended learning. The study employed a qualitative approach using phenomenological research. The analysis method used is thematic analysis. The experiences of the key participants elucidated the following themes: a.) student-centered and teacher-centered strategies resulting to an overarching theme-Reflecting on past experiences, b.) resilience and innovation resulting in an overarching theme-Moving forward, and c.) online practices and F2F practices which resulted in an overarching theme-Blended learning. The pandemic fashioned the selected science faculty with a certain level of resilience and innovation in their teaching strategies during the transition, which is a reflection that the faculty and the institution as whole are willing to adapt, change, and move forward. Implications for the present educational practice, future research, and policy on blended learning are also provided.
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