Abstract

This study compares students’ mathematics performance upon exposure to online or onsite teaching modalities. By analyzing their learning strategies in both the online and onsite setup, we discovered that students employ different effective strategies in both modalities. When students are in an online learning setup, particularly when learning mathematics, students use more complex cognitive strategies. On the other hand, when students are in an onsite learning environment, they tend to use simple cognitive strategies to adapt and adjust. In the context of mathematics teaching and learning, it is shown in this study that onsite learning setup is still the most advantageous modality for students. However, there are ways by which online learning can have components that are similar to “face-to-face” setup, which can make online learning more effective in maximizing students’ learning. This can take the form of letting the students see the teacher as she explains by turning the camera on. Likewise, we provide the most effective online mathematics teaching delivery.