Home⇛Psychology and Education: A Multidisciplinary Journal⇛vol. 19 no. 2 (2024)

A Pedagogical Model for Education Students in Microbiology and Parasitology

Roderick Malinao | Jose Antonio Guntalidad

Discipline: biology (non-specific)

 

Abstract:

COVID - 19 significantly caused impact in the academic performance of the students. Thus, this study was conducted to design a pedagogical model for the college Science Students with Microbiology and Parasitology in Flexible Learning Modality in selected Tertiary Education Institutions of Region 12. A Quantitative Evaluative Research Design was employed to provide a clear and concise overview of data patterns and distribution. A validated achievement test with the employment of KR20 used to evaluate the performance level of the respondents. An indepth interview of the selected participants on their experiences in Flexible Learning Modality was also performed. Findings of the study showed that the performance levels of Students in the content areas and cognitive skills were less mastered and found to be significantly different. These implied that the students' performance levels across the content areas and cognitive skills needed improvement with pedagogical adjustment. Hence, the MErick pedagogical model proposed to enhance teachers’ pedagogy in College Microbiology and Parasitology in Flexible Learning Modality.



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