Date of Completion

2021

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Keywords

Students, Nursing, Electronic learning, Virtual classrooms, COVID-19, Pandemics, Online courses, College students.

Abstract

Objectives of the Study A. General Objective This study aims to determine the level of satisfaction of De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute (DLSMHSI) nursing students on virtual learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. B. Specific Objectives 1. Determine the profile of the respondents in terms of age, sex, year level, available gadget, internet service provider, and platform used. 2. Determine the satisfaction of nursing students toward virtual learning in terms of teaching presence, social presence and cognitive presence. 3. Determine the significant differences in the level of satisfaction of the respondents toward virtual learning when grouped according to age, sex, year level, available gadget, internet service provider and platform used.

Methodology This study utilized a descriptive type of research design. Two hundred sixty-eight nursing students from De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute were determined as the respondents of the study using purposive sampling. The research instrument used was adapted from the Community of Inquiry Questionnaire by Arbaugh et al. (2008). This research instrument was utilized based on the theoretical framework and relevant literature to determine the level of satisfaction of DLSMHSI nursing students with virtual learning. Actual data gathering was conducted in the City of Dasmariñas, Cavite. Data were subjected to the following statistical treatments: frequency distribution, percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test and F-test.

Major Findings Following are the findings: 1. The profile of the 268 respondents revealed that 207 or 77.2% were female, 112 or 41.8% were 3rd Year Level nursing students, 204 or 76.1% were using laptop as their gadget for virtual learning, 166 or 61.9% were using PLDT as their Internet Service Provider, and 228 or 85.1% were using Cisco Webex as their online platform. 2. The 268 respondents were mostly satisfied with the teaching presence (Overall Mean=3.64), followed by the cognitive presence (Overall Mean=3.16), and lastly the social presence (Overall Mean=2.95). 3. The level of satisfaction of DLSMHSI nursing students toward virtual learning when grouped in terms of age and year level had a computed F-value of 0.583 and 2.592, respectively, and a p-value of 0.627 and 0.053, respectively which were substantially greater than the 0.05 level of significance using 3 and 264 degrees of freedom. This signifies that the level of satisfaction of nursing students toward virtual learning has no significant difference when grouped according to age and year level; thus, the null hypothesis was not rejected. In terms of sex, the level of satisfaction with virtual learning had a computed t-test statistic value of 0.208 and a p-value of 0.836 which was greater than the 0.05 level of significance using 266 degrees of freedom. This signifies that the level of satisfaction with virtual learning has no significant difference when grouped according to sex; thus, the null hypothesis was not rejected. In terms of available gadget and internet service provider, the level of satisfaction of nursing students toward virtual learning has a computed F-value of 0.561 and 1.094 respectively and a p-value of 0.691 and 0.360 respectively which was greater than the 0.05 level of significance using 4 and 263 degrees of freedom. This signifies that the level of satisfaction of nursing students toward virtual learning has no significant difference when grouped according to available gadget and internet service provider; thus, the null hypothesis was not rejected. In terms of platform used, the level of satisfaction with virtual learning had a computed F-value of 0.410 and a p-value of 0.664 which was greater than the 0.05 level of significance using 2 and 265 degrees of freedom. This signifies that the level of satisfaction with virtual learning has no significant difference when grouped according to platform used; thus, the null hypothesis was not rejected.

Conclusion The following conclusions were drawn based on the foregoing findings: 1. Majority of the respondents from the College of Nursing of DLSMHSI were (a) 20-21 years old, (b) female, (c) from BSN 3 (3rd Year Level), (d) used laptop as their gadget in virtual class, (e) used PLDT as their internet service provider, and (f) used Cisco Webex as their platform. 2. In terms of teaching presence, the respondents were satisfied to virtual learning to a great extent. In terms of social presence and cognitive presence, the respondents were satisfied to virtual learning to a moderate extent. 3. There were no significant differences in the level of satisfaction of the respondents toward virtual learning when grouped according to age, sex, year level, available gadget, internet service provider and platform used.

First Advisor

Roberto C. Sombillo, , RN, MAN, MHA, PhD

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