IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC TO THE ACADEMIC PREPARATION OF SELECTED ENTREPRENEURSHIP STUDENTS IN MARINDUQUE STATE COLLEGE

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to analyze the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic to the academic
preparation of entrepreneurship students in Marinduque State College in terms of participation in class,
understanding of lessons, and preparation for tests. It also aims to determine what intervention can be proposed
to improve the preparation of entrepreneurship students amidst the current learning set-up. In this study,
descriptive type of research was used. Findings showed that students’ participation in class changed wherein
they became less participative in class than they were before the pandemic. Students’ understanding of lessons
in class also changed where some students who need lessons to be repeated to them more than once increased,
as well as those students who require visual presentations. The number of students who can easily understand
the lessons decreased, as well as those who read the instructions and materials carefully. Students’ study habit
in preparing for tests changed where the number of students who study in advance before the test decreased,
as well as those students who rely on stock knowledge. The number of students who study the night before
the test increased, as well as those who study a minute before the test. In conclusion, the academic preparation
of entrepreneurship students in Marinduque State College changed enormously due to the struggles faced
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