Challenges and Coping Mechanisms of Accounting Students among Higher Education Institutions (HEI) in Lucena City during Online Learning

The COVID-19 outbreak had disrupted normal teaching and learning in universities, which posed significant challenges to students. Traditional learning had been used for the longest time, where teachers and students were set up to a face-to-face class. Schools worldwide were forced to adapt to online learning due to the pandemic, causing various influences on students’ academic performance, physical and psychological well-being. The study was conducted to determine the challenges and coping mechanisms of accounting students during online learning. The study used a quantitative approach and utilized a significant difference type of research. The researchers made use of a self-made Google Form Survey Questionnaire and a hard copy to gather data and information about the respondents, in which the Google Form Survey questions were distributed through online social media platforms like Facebook Messenger that were available at that time. There were a total of eighty-four (84), different accounting courses, specifically on the premises of (1) Manuel S. Enverga University Foundation – Lucena City, (2) Maryhill College, (3) Sacred Heart College, (4) St. Anne College of Lucena, Inc., (5) Calayan Educational Foundation, Inc., and (6) Dalubhasaan ng Lungsod ng Lucena. The respondents were selected through a proportional quota sampling technique wherein the major characteristics of the population are represented by sampling them based on their proportion in the study population. Using the appropriate statistical tool or technique and the proper treatment of the Percentage Method, Weighted Mean, Standard Deviation, and Multiple Regression Analysis (MRA), and Cronbach alpha to the Tallied and Analyzed Data collected, researchers came up with prominent recommendations which will be beneficial to selected people.