Blended Learning and the Academic Achievement of Grade 10 Learners in Araling Panlipunan during COVID-19 Pandemic

This study aims to determine the relationship between blended learning delivery to the academic achievement of Grade 10 learners in Araling Panlipunan of Malaybalay City National Science High School of School Year 2021-2022. Results show that the different learning modalities used in teaching Grade 10 Araling Panlipunan are Online Instruction, Television-Based Instruction (TVBI), Radio-Based Instruction, and Modular Instruction. The learners’ academic achievement was based from their third grading grade in Araling Panlipunan as reflected in the Grading Sheet as well as in the Form 138 (Report Card). The result of the evaluation shows that among the 304 Grade 10 learners the average mean is 88.29 which is very satisfactory. The result of the correlation test shows that there is a significant relationship between the blended learning delivery and the academic achievement of Grade 10 learners in Araling Panlipunan. It is recommended that the Schools Division Office of Malaybalay City in partnership with the local stakeholders should continually provide and strengthen support to the professional growth and development of teachers through adequate training courses, webinars, seminars, and/or workshops should be provided to the teachers considering their teaching-learning needs in the new normal. Instructional planning support using blended learning should be extended to teachers through involvement in the curriculum planning and development process in order to deliver the designed curriculum very well to the learners. Continuous support and guidance must be provided to the learners to meet their varied learning styles and weaknesses as they continue to adjust into the new normal.