Bridging Learning Opportunity Gaps (BLOG) Project: A Pandemic Remedial Intervention in Junior High School Science

Authors

  • Charlie Singua Department of Education, Christ the King College in Calbayog City, Samar, Philippines
  • Joy B. Saldana Education Program Supervisor in Science Schools Division of Calbayog City, Samar,Philippines

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54536/ajet.v2i2.1555

Keywords:

BLOG Project, Pandemic, Perceptions, Remedial Intervention, Science

Abstract

This study focused on the perceptions of teachers and students on the Bridging Learning Opportunity Gaps (BLOG) Project as a pandemic remedial intervention in the Junior High School (JHS) Science implemented in the Schools Calbayog City Division, Department of Education, Philippines during the school year 2021-2022. This was in the attempt to provide insights into the state of remedial education in the Philippines. The study used the descriptive-correlational research design and handed out survey questionnaires to 38 teacher and 70 student-respondent across seven public schools in Calbayog City. The findings reveal that although both the teacher and student-respondents manifested highly positive perceptions on the BLOG Project in Science in all parameter set, the teachers, as implementers were more positive in their assessment while the students as the subjects were slightly more critical. It also has been noted thar despite the positive evaluation, both the student and the teacher-respondents reported experiencing various problems in the implementation of Project BLOG. For the teachers, their biggest dilemma was the fact that they attend to the specific needs of each learner due to the limitations of the current educational set-up. For the students, it was the changing community quarantine classifications and policies that may hinder the continuity of the Project BLOG in Science. Overall, the study concludes that the Project BLOG was satisfactorily implemented and further supports the literature on the efficacy of remedial instruction

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Published

2023-04-28

How to Cite

Singua, C., & Saldana, J. B. (2023). Bridging Learning Opportunity Gaps (BLOG) Project: A Pandemic Remedial Intervention in Junior High School Science. American Journal of Education and Technology, 2(2), 42–52. https://doi.org/10.54536/ajet.v2i2.1555