Accessibility and effeciency of developed online learning system

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Accessibility and Effeciency of Developed Online Learning
System
Bryan L. Guibijar, MSCS & Rudy F. Daling, MAED
1
Master of Science in Computer Science Surigao del Sur State University- San Miguel Campus
Brgy. Carromata, 8301 San Miguel, Surigao del Sur, Philippines
guibijar.16@gmail.com
2
Master of Arts in Education Surigao del Sur State University- San Miguel Campus
Brgy. Carromata, 8301 San Miguel, Surigao del Sur, Philippines
rudydaling21@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
The paper examined the accessibility and
efficiency of developed Online Learning System
(OLS) of Surigao del Sur State University-Main
Campus. It based from waterfall model in
which descriptive research was applied to non-
computer program students. Data from the pre-
assessment survey and interview were treated
by using the weighted mean to determine the
level of accessibility and efficiency of
developed online learning system. The
accessibility and efficiency to information
from web, posting message and attend
synchronous discussion is evident that users
can manage to use the developed system, even
a low rated experience in uploading files can
be developed while using the system. Thus, the
developed system is important in maintaining
teaching and learning that online interaction
can be used to enhance learning, especially for
student who tend to kept in the learning
process.
Keywords: Online Learning System,
accessibility, efficiency, synchronous
Discussion, files and resources
INTRODUCTION
Online Learning (OL) is applying the
benefits of internet to teaching and learning.
The system helps the educators to perform their
duties more efficiently and enhances
the students’ learning experiences by making a
wider range of resources accessible (Obringer,
2015). The study attempts to break through the
borders of classroom experiences classes
through integrating the Online Learning
System (OLS).
OLS have important roles at recent time
and this been cited by different studies;
Bashiruddin, et.al (2010), Arinto (2013),
Marcial (2013), Arimbuyutan, et.al. (2007),
PUP (2015), and Yekyung & Yeo (2014).
Online learning emerged as a new and modern
educational approach that increased the use of
internet and educational technologies in
delivering instructions and providing training is
evident in academic and non-academic
institutions (Bashiruddin, et.al. , 2010) because
it organized web-based resources that makes
course contents more dynamic through creating
synchronous and asynchronous online
collaborative activities (Arinto, 2013). The use
of ICT in education and training provides
equitable access to opportunities that
empowered and improved lives of every
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systems for remote education environment
equip learners to keep contact with their
teachers (Arimbuyutan, et.al., 2007). It
consistently provides ongoing measurable
outcomes to substantiate legacy of quality open
and distance education (PUP, 2015). As the
search for methods or tools that motivate
learners to learn is always be important for
educators that influence academic self-efficacy,
still needs to be examined (Yekyung & Yeo,
2014).
The aforementioned studies cited the
roles of OLS in modern trends that need to
deepen its understanding. Particularly, the
frequent travel of the faculty members in
attending their trainings and seminars outside
the university, and the frequent activities and
events held in the university which
compromise the teaching and learning
processes between the students and teachers are
one of the issues of the students of Surigao del
Sur State University. This scenario tends the
students’ focus on the subject matter to be
interrupted and lower the momentum of their
learning process. As a results students failed to
grasp key ideas and concepts because
sometimes the faculty will not give them
assignments and requirements while they were
on travel.
The Development of Online Learning
System (DOLS) makes tracking of subject
course efficient. Perhaps the most important
aspect why instructors use online learning
system for instructions is to contribute to the
students’ progress. This could be a popular
method of teaching that improves the
awareness and interest of the learners. Despite
of unknown schedule interruption, the
instructor can provide online discussion which
the traditional classroom cannot offer. Thus,
this study employed to examine the level of
efficiency and accessibility of developed online
learning system of Surigao del Sur State
University, Main Campus.
Theoretical / Conceptual Framework
Figure 1 The schema of the Study
The schema of this study explains the
development of online learning system. An
Online Learning System (OLS) is a web
application intended for e-learning services,
such as the synchronous or the online chatting
provided by OLS. This enables the teachers
and students to communicate using internet
even outside the classroom environment. It is
unique because the teacher and students will be
connecting in different areas even without
Development of
Online Learning
System
Level of Efficiency
of OLS

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meeting face-to-face. Web-based technology
has noticeably transformed the learning and
teaching environment. Proponents of online
learning have seen that it can be effective in
turning traditional teaching experience into a
unique experience of teaching and learning
process (Ya Ni, 2013) that evaluate the level of
efficiency of the developed system and level of
performance that describes a process that uses
the lowest amount of inputs to create the
greatest amount of outputs (Investopedia,
2015). Thus, efficiency relates to the use of all
inputs in producing any given output, including
personal time and energy (Investopedia, 2015).
This Online Learning System aims to provide
aid to the instructors with difficult schedule
between class and seminars/trainings of the
university. The system enables the professors
and instructor to attach class materials and
conduct a synchronous discussion even when
they are on official travels and official leaves.
This is convenience to the professor and
instructors to finish their syllabus on time. The
system enables the students to access
synchronous discussion and download class
materials from their professors and instructors
from the convenience of their homes, or
internet shops.
It is the claim of Information Systems
Design Theory (ISDT) for E-learning to offer
an answer to the problem of how to design,
implement and support information systems
into effective and efficient support e-learning
(Jones, 2011). Hence, problems are
increasingly common to the operation of
universities. It is also a problem where existing
solutions are limited in terms of variety, quality
and explicit theoretical guidance. The ISDT is
formulated using an iterative action research
cycle that encompasses the design, support and
evolution of the Webfuse information system. It
recognizes the diversity and rapid on-going
change for a number of reasons. As a result, it
specifies both process and product models that
enable the e-learning information systems to be
emergent. In particular, the ISDT proposes that
emergent e-learning information systems will
encourage and enable greater levels of e-
learning adoption in terms of quantity, quality
and diversity; as well as providing a level of
differentiation and competitive advantage for
the institution (Walls, et.al., 2004).
RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS
The study used descriptive research in
which pre-assessment survey of questionnaire
and interview was applied to fifty-six (56)
students of non-computer program of Surigao
del Sur State University-Main Campus to find
out the level of accessibility and efficiency
after the utilization of the online learning
system. The survey instrument was adopted
from Blended Learning Evaluation in
University of York (2011).
The study was based from a specific
software process model called Linear
Sequential or commonly called the Waterfall
model (Rouse, 2015). It suggested a
systematic, sequential approach to software
development that begins at Requirement
Gathering and Analysis level and progresses
through System Design, Implementation,
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Figure 2. Waterfall Model
Phase I – Requirement Gathering and
Analysis
The researcher conducted a pre-
assessment and interview into two (2) different
subjects in two (2) different Colleges. The
Study applied to the non-computer
undergraduate students to measure the
accessibility and to measure how easily to use
the developed system that even non-computer
students will learn to use the developed system
in short period of time.
The researcher did a profiling on the
respondents of the study in terms of: program
enrolled; year level; and internet access. After
the pre-assessment and interview to the student
were conducted, the researcher found out that
many students are interested with the proposed
study. During the interview, students revealed
that their find classroom instruction to be
boring and monotonous. The researcher also
found out that most of these students are
interested with e-learning but are not given the
opportunity to utilize the computers. Others
also revealed that they have not experienced e-
learning yet.
To support the needs of the student for
advanced technology education, the researcher
ask permission to the Dean to conduct the
study about the Development of Online
Learning System.
Phase II – System Design
Based on the findings of the pre-
assessment and interview conducted, the
researcher will develop an Online Learning
System. The system compose of the following
features: Upload class materials; download
class materials; upload requirements of the
students; download file requirements of the
students and chatting or synchronous
discussion.
Upload class materials, the instructor
has the access to upload requirement
instruction and files in terms of .doc, .xls, .ppt
and .pdf etc. format files in the assigned
subject; Download class materials, the student
Requirement
Analysis
System
Design
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Testing
Deployment
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has the access right to download the uploaded
files and instruction of the assigned instructor
to their subject; Upload requirements of the
students, there is no need to meet your
instructor to comply the requirements assigned
to you, the system provide upload for
requirements; Download file requirements of
the students, every instructor assigned to a
certain subject will receive his/her student
requirements submission according to the
assigned subject; Chatting, students and
instructor will have an synchronous discussion
or a chatting.
Phase III – Implementation
The researcher makes use of the
cascading style sheet to describe the look and
to format the document easily. By the
combination PHP as the main language in the
development, this language helps the system
dynamically. JAVASCRIPT helps PHP to
make a research pop-up model of searching
files in the database along with AJAX. The
developed system is using a free web hosting at
000webhost.com with the URL www.d-
ols.net16.net for internet deployment.
User access rights were tested during
the development of the system. Filtering of
access right is necessary to break down
different users with different access rights.
Administrator, Secretary, Instructor and
Student are the different users of the system.
Phase IV – Integration and Testing
The system will be checked and tested
for the faults and errors by the panelists. The
researcher will gather the suggestions and if
necessary, the users themselves shall be invited
to do the test driving. After the system testing,
the researcher will ask the approval of the
panelists to fully deploy the system. The
system will be integrated to the class.
Phase V – Deployment of the System
Once the faults and errors testing are
done, the system is ready to be deployed or
released. The study aims to measure the level
of efficiency of the developed automated
system.
Phase VI – Maintenance
There are some faults and errors that
can be found only by the end user. With the
concern of the researcher, contact will be
available in the web application to report such
faults and errors. The researcher will act
accordingly to the users’ reports and concerns.
There is no perfect program / system, not even
if it is tested by the users himself, there will be
a set of problem that will be encountered in the
long process, some in the database or in the
program itself that will read data from the
database. Considering the risk, the researcher
will conduct a monthly check up of the system
to insure that it is properly managed by the end
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RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS
Table 1 Level of Internet Access
Legend: 3.26-4.00 – Daily, 2.51-3.25 – Regularly, 1.76-2.50 – Occasionally, 1.00 – 1.75 - Seldom
The table shows respondents’ level of
accessibility in internet. It reveals that
Students have regular accessibility in internet.
Hence, the mean for the student frequency in
accessing information from the web and
posting message to a discussion forum like
Facebook are in “regularly” level. It explains
that students expose regularly in accessing
information from the web because of its
participation synchronous discussion like
chatting. This is evident nowadays that social
media interaction have vital role in modern
development. Thus, uploading file / resource to
a web site is occasionally access. It finds that
students occasionally upload or access web
resources because they are not particular in that
competency.
The pre-assessment and interview of
the researcher point out the mean of upgrading
the teaching strategies, by implementing the
use of internet by means of distance education.
This is supported by EMC (2010) that
education today is undergoing a great deal of
change. The convergence of information
technology (IT) and teaching methodologies
will revolutionize the way students learn and
will drive both students and faculty to higher
levels of creativity, performance, and
interaction. Universities and other higher
education institutions are moving toward more
unified, integrated systems that support greater
levels of collaborations, communication, and
service delivery (EMC, 2010; Arokiasamy,
2017). Students and educators both need to
adopt technology to enhance to faster delivery
of educational services and make academic
resources more readily available. Thus,
initiatives around distance learning, virtual
classrooms, and educational software can
change how students and faculty interact and
collaborate more effectively all with the goal of
achieving greater academic results and student
preparedness
Indicators Mean Adjectival Rating
1. How frequent are you in accessing information from the
web?
2.61 Regularly
2. How frequent are you in posting messages to a discussion
forum (like comments in Facebook etc.)?
2.57 Regularly
3. How frequent are you in participating in synchronous
discussion (like chatting in Facebook etc.)? 2.66 Regularly
4. How frequent are you in uploading a file / resource to a
web site (like uploading photos and attach files in Facebook
etc.)?
2.50 Occasionally
Grand Mean 2.59 Regularly

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Table 2 Level of Efficiency of the Developed Automated System
Legend: 4.21 – 5.00 –Strongly Agree, 3.41 – 4.20-Agree, 2.61-3.40-Neutral, 1.81-2.60- Disagree, 1.00-1.80 –Strongly Disagree
Table 2 shows level of efficiency of the
developed automated system. It reveals that all
indicators are in the level of “Agree”. Thus,
respondents agreed that all these indicators
have an importance towards their active
learning process. It implies that maintaining
teaching and learning can be done through
Online Learning System (Bakia, et. al, 2012;
Poe, et. al., no date; Hanover Research
Council, 2009). This result provides basis as
solutions for higher education or in any
academic institution that can help improve
operations increase faculty effectiveness,
accelerate student performance, and develop
new methods for delivering educational
services in the 21st
century by Development of
Online Learning System (Fishman & Sledge,
2014; Rainie & Anderson, 2017).
CONCLUSION AND
RECOMMENDATION
This study gets the efficiency of the
Development of Online Learning System,
attempting to go beyond virtual class sessions
and include an assessment of interaction,
efficiency in achieving learning objectives, and
student persistence. In developing online
courses, course developers of such courses
need to carefully analyze what are the specific
subjects that may hinder persistence and
supplement instruction with face-to-face
consulting, advising, or tutoring. As claim by
ISDT, to address the problems for e-learning,
the concern individual must design and
implement systems that deliver an efficient and
effective information and technology system.
Such as, the internet interruption that needs to
address.
Finally, even an average user for the
developed system is not a hindrance to fulfill
this developmental and research study. With
the internet access and the level of efficiency of
the developed automated system, and a
Indicators Mean Adjectival Rating
1. The OLS supports ideas and experience sharing between students.
2. The OLS provides flexibility to learners in terms of their study needs (offering
access resources when needed and the ability to choose).
3. The OLS makes individual students contributions more transparent to the
instructor.
4. The OLS helps students to be more prepare before class sessions.
5. The OLS increases costs for individual students (e.g. through additional
printing)
6. The OLS increases interaction level between students on the course outside
classes.
7. The OLS helps the instructor to respond to individual learning needs.
8. The quality of the system met my expectations.
9. I would recommend this system to a colleague or friend.
10. I received value for my money.
4.11
4.00
4.02
4.04
3.61
3.71
4.05
3.86
4.00
3.46
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
Grand Mean 3.89 A

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feedback of poor internet connection inside the
campus, these responses encourage to the
future researcher to conduct an enhance study
based on the study conducted. As the
researcher continue to assess, improve, and
therefore accumulate knowledge of teaching
and learning efficiency in an online
environment, the researcher hope that
students/respondents, too, will achieve a
greater understating and enjoy the benefits of
the Development of Online Learning System.
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