Assessing and Monitoring Online Learning in the Midst of Covid-19 Pandemic in Olivarez College Tagaytay: A Sequential Mixed Method Approach

Education has altered tremendously due to the Covid-19 epidemic, with the emergence of online learning, where teaching is done remotely and on digital platforms. The assessment and monitoring of online learning were brought up to be one of the things that must be considered in the changes brought about by the pandemic. As a result, the researcher utilized the Exploratory Sequential Mixed Methods Research Design to explore the experiences of the Strand Coordinators, teachers, and students in assessing and monitoring online learning and the challenges that emerged through observation, interview, and survey. The study was carried out in Olivarez College Tagaytay Senior High School Department, conducting Focus group discussions with the three groups to obtain necessary data. Based on the results of the qualitative phase of the study, three themes were identified: (1) Creative Integration of online assessment strategies, (2) Increasing Engagement in the Virtual Classroom, and (3) Time-on-Task in achieving essential learning competencies. The category utilization of open source platforms, which got the highest mean score among the four categories in challenges encountered, must be given attention. The result leads to an enhancement of the assessment framework for the Senior High School Department that will help the teachers cope with the situations that they are facing.