Online Teaching-Learning Modality in the Wake of Pandemic: Its Efficacy and Comfortability among Tertiary Educators

This study aimed to analyze and determine the relationship between the person-related variables and the perceived level of efficacy and comfortability of the online teaching-learning modality.  In the same manner, to determine as well the correlation of the online teaching-learning variables to the perceived level of efficacy and comfortability among those mentors at the tertiary level.  Respondents of this study were one hundred sixteen (116), tertiary educators of the Laguna State Polytechnic University-San Pablo City Campus who were selected using convenience sampling due to the challenging situation. This study administered the descriptive correlational research design. Several statistical tools were utilized to present, analyze and interpret the gathered data. Frequency distribution, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and Spearman rho were used to find the relationship of the variables. Among the tertiary educator-respondents, related variables correlating to the perceived level of efficacy on the online teaching-learning modality have no significant relationship. To the same degree, the person-related variables in terms of age, sex, civil status, and the number of years in teaching have no significant relationship to the perceived level of comfortability among the subject respondents.   On the other hand, it is noteworthy that person-related variables in terms of the designation and educational attainment as correlating to the perceived level of comfortability on the online teaching-learning modality have a significant relationship. The online teaching-learning variables in terms of communication and interaction, learning content and resources, internet connectivity, technology competence and school support correlating to the perceived level of efficacy and comfortability in the online teaching-learning modality has a significant relationship. Generally, the subject respondents have high regard when it comes to the comfortability of the online teaching-learning modality.