Virtual Teaching as the 'New Norm’: Analyzing Science Teachers’ Attitude toward Online Teaching, Technological Competence and Access
Abstract
The demand for virtual teaching is increasingly being embraced by the educational system in the Philippines due to the COVID-19 pandemic which made the conduct of the traditional classroom instruction an implausible means for the continuous delivery of education. Thus, it becomes a pressing need to determine teachers’ attitude toward the virtual teaching of Science, technological competence and access. The study enlisted a total of 256 purposively selected teachers assigned to teach Science subjects. Moreover, the investigation intended to determine whether there is a gender divide among variables of the study, and whether a significant relationship exists among the respondents’ attitude toward online teaching, technological competence and access. The study disclosed interesting results.