COVID-19 Impact on Board Exams for the Department of Electronics Engineering at Don Honorio Ventura State University
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The COVID-19 pandemic altered the education landscape, leading to a temporary shift to remote learning for many programs. This study seeks to address a specific question: How did the COVID-19 pandemic and the transition to virtual learning impact the ECE Licensure Examination Passing Rate at Don Honorio Ventura State University's ECE Department? Data spanning from April 2019 to April 2023, obtained from the Professional Regulation Commission's website, was analyzed. A chi-square test was employed to ascertain if a significant difference exists between the licensure examination results before and after the pandemic. The findings, indicating a rejection of the null hypothesis (φ^2=0.5877 and p-value=0.433), lead to the acceptance of the alternative hypothesis. It is concluded that the COVID-19 pandemic and the shift to online learning directly influenced the performance of ECE students in the ECE Licensure Examination.
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