The University face the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic threat that broke out in March 2020 and radically changed in practice all aspects and rules of daily life. In many countries across the world, governments have needed to subject people to prolonged periods of lockdown, ordering them to stay at home with strongly limited personal contacts outside. Considering the limitation on connectivity, the concept of flexible learning emerged as an option for online learning especially in higher institutions in the Philippines. In line of the current issue, this study aims to emphasize the Predictors on the academic performance of 2nd year, 3rd year and 4th year GE students of NVSU due to covid-19 pandemic. This study identifies the demographic profile of GE student enrolled during the pandemic from year 2019-2022. Aside from that, the study will also identify the factors affecting the academic performance of GE students affected by Covid-19 pandemic and subjects needed for improvements, remedial caused by Covid-19 pandemic. Using Correlation to identify the significant relationship between their grades and their demographic profile and Frequency distribution to determine the factor affecting the academic performance and subject needed for remedial and improvement. According to this study results, there is significant relationship between the demographic profile of the respondents and their grades wherein their grades are affected by their demographic profile, moreover there are factors affecting their academic performance which leads to lower grades. Additionally, there are highly recommended subjects that needed to remedial and improvement.

Keywords: Covid-19 pandemic, Connectivity, Flexible learning. Contemporary information and communication technologies, Predictors, Academic performance, Demographic profile, Improvements and remedial, University,

Research paper (Bachelor of Science in Geodetic Engineering)

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