Learners’ Perceptions and Preferences in Distance Learning in the New Normal Era

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many school shutdowns and pushed millions of learners out the classroom, resulting in shifts teaching-learning modalities. study uses a descriptive quantitative design to explore learners’ preferences perceptions distance education. Through convenient sampling technique, senior high students were surveyed about their preferred habits learning practices feelings insights toward found that low access internet gadgets been great cause worry for them. Despite physical distance, like interact maintain communication with teachers peers receive feedback work. However, are ambivalent conduct regular synchronous classes. majority also believe is more difficult than pre-pandemic setup. It suggested relevant educational stakeholders find ways help who struggled during this sudden shift