Academic Resiliency, Hope and Adaptability: College Student Perspectives During the Pandemic

Jick  C. Balinario,; Ramonito  N. Abesar,; Shaina May  Llausas,; Mary Grace  M. Ofqueria,; Lyzette  S. Magno,

Academic Resiliency, Hope and Adaptability: College Student Perspectives During the Pandemic

Shaina May Llausas | Jick C. Balinario | Mary Grace M Ofqueria | Ramonito N. Abesar | Lyzette S Magno

Discipline: Education

Abstract:

This study on academic resiliency, hope, and adaptability of college students underpins measures and strategies that educational institutions should leverage to ensure continuity of instructional services even during pandemic. Descriptive design utilizing survey questionnaire was employed in the limited face- to-face gathering of data to 606 college students across all programs of the college of education. Quantitative analysis was applied in the treatment of data specifically; frequency and percentage distribution, median, Mann-Whitney U and the Kruskal Wallis tests. Generally, the students are academically resilient, have positive outlook or mindset amidst pandemic, and can easily adapt in a changing educational environment attributed to the trust they have in the policies implemented by the college. Likewise, participants have the same level of adaptability in the practiced of health and safety protocols before and during the pandemic. Moreover, their academic resiliency does not differ significantly as to gender, field of study, and civil status while a difference exists in terms of age and year level. On the other hand, in terms of hope, a significant difference does not exist. Further, on adaptability and trust in college policies, no significant difference exists when grouped as to gender, year level, field of study, and civil status while a significant difference exist in age grouped. In terms of frequency of habits of health and safety protocols before pandemic, no significant difference exists among age, gender, year level, and civil status while a significant difference is evident when group as to field of study. Furthermore, no significant difference exists in all groups during the pandemic with regards to the frequency of habits.

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