The COVID-19 pandemic brought an education crisis that forced schools to abruptly shift to online distance learning. Regardless of the challenges in this migration, the teaching–learning process should continue. Self-regulated learning skills are essential in learning in an online environment; hence, the study aims to explore learners’ perception in an online learning environment, self-regulated learning skills, and academic achievement during a research methods course. Perception on the online learning environment, self-regulated learning skills, and academic achievement were collected periodically throughout the online course. The analysis included repeated measures of ANOVA to examine the trends between periods of measurement. A linear regression analysis was used to determine the impact of perception on the online learning environment to self-regulated learning. Results of repeated measures of ANOVA suggest a subtle decrease in the perception of the online learning environment at the start of the course. Still, ratings consistently increased viewing online distance learning the same with pre-quarantine set-up. On the other hand, self-regulated learning remained virtually the same throughout the implementation of research methods online course. A rise in the learning playlist scores has been observed at the start of the research methods course, but scores began to decline at the latter phases of the course. Results of regression analysis imply the influence of perception on the online learning environment on self-regulated learning skills. However, perception does not affect learners’ academic achievement. The study recommends using strategies to further develop perseverance in adjusting to online learning amid initial setbacks. Also, interventions specific to improving learners’ self-regulated learning skills are highly recommended.

The emergence of 21st-century skills convinced educational institutions in modifying teaching styles, which lead to the introduction of blended, flipped, and personalized learning. Studies demonstrated present-day best practices, but none provided a practical assessment procedure. Thus, this study aimed to develop a tool in evaluating learning modules—the 21st-century e-Learning Module Assessment Tool. Identification of components for the instrument revealed the interrelating nature of blended, flipped, and personalized learning; hence, it considered nine components of 21st-century teaching instead of assessing the teaching styles separately. Content validity is established through expert evaluation while reliability is established through pilot testing. 21st-Century e-Learning Module Assessment Tool uses a 5-point scale to rate learning modules based on its compliance to the nine components of 21st-century teaching. The developed assessment tool is recommended to be used as standard in evaluating existing learning modules and a guide for future 21st-century learning modules.

Online learning is a relatively new but emerging approach in Philippine education. The approach's rise in popularity warrants an emphasis on self-regulated learning (SRL). Hence, the current study aimed to propose and assess an intervention using a digital note-taking application as an SRL tool for Business Math. Data collection included the administration of a pre-test and a post-test and weekly ratings of digital notebook usage. Two-way ANCOVA results suggest that skillful self-regulators consistently achieved more than naïve self-regulators. Hierarchal regression analysis results imply that learners with better digital notebooks are likelier to achieve more in the course. These results demonstrate the effectiveness of the SRL intervention used in the study. Furthermore, repeated measures of ANOVA results suggest that different groups of learners use their SRL tools differently. Despite the effect of SRL tools on achievement, higher achievers are not certainly better self-regulators than lower achievers.