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of Benguet, only 70% or 50,011 learners were reached online learning, which may influence the constitution of
out during the collection of data by the Schools Heads the teachers and the learners.
and teachers. Nonetheless, the results were still signifi- Two among 4 themes in the research conducted are
cant and unanimous on all grade levels from K to 12. directly related to the reasons behind the preferences of
learners and parents most especially in line with condi-
In connection to this, the research on alternative learn- tion and capability. School personnel have raised their
ing delivery mode also covered the concerns or issues of issues on residential location and distance to school
stakeholders. The concerns were grouped to form the assignment, which is covered under condition, as well
following themes: connectivity, capability, condition as connectivity. In the School Readiness data gathering
and constitution. Accordingly, connectivity refers to the form, capacity is added to complete the three Cs, which
quality, state or capability of being connected or linked is conceptualized to fit the availability and accessibility
(Webster, 2020). At this time, it has become synonymous of learner, the school personnel connectivity as well as
to internet connectivity. Capability on the other hand is the ICT infrastructure in order to actively and successfully
the ability of learners, teachers, parents and even the participate in any modalities identified.
school to successfully execute the alternative modes in
teaching and learning. Condition is about unreachability The following discussion elaborates the corroboration of
because of location or residential area distance of teach- the research results with the data consolidated from the
ers and school personnel from their assigned schools or Schools Readiness Form, in order to further understand
district. Lastly, constitution covers health issues that may the connection among the themes.
be caused by the alternative delivery modes, especially

A. Capacity

Table 1 in the following page shows that regular learners and residences in urban areas are expected to have
in the fourteen districts prefer printed modules (A), digi- better telecommunication signal. This is the same with
tized modules (C), online materials (E), or a combination the idea that rural areas have weaker telecommunication
of the three as instructional materials (G) with the condi- signal. The responses or preferences of learners and par-
tion that scheduled teacher interaction, assessment, and ents as shown in table 1 expounds more on this.
remediation be conducted or scheduled through actual Furthermore, other issues raised by the respondents in
face to face. Furthermore, others have considered online the research conducted which supports the preferences
face to face, but then again, with the consideration still of parents and learners are on the capability of parents
of actual face to face (I). to provide the needed materials and their competency
to help their children learn at home as exemplified by the
The main concern of both internal and external stake- following:
holders in the identification of their preferences is the
available resources in their area. Observation denotes “Varied to no educational background of parents”
that there is no absolute truth to the idea that schools

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