Evaluating the LMS of One University in the Philippines: Impacts on Pre-Service Teacher Training

This study aims to evaluate the Learning Management System (LMS) of one of the universities in the Philippines that offers an education program, which is the Philippine Normal University (PNU) Visayas. The primary objective is to determine how effectively the LMS supports students in their preparation for the teaching profession. At PNU Visayas, the official LMS is known as ePNUV, a platform adopted to support flexible and technology-enhanced learning. The study used a descriptive research design and collected data through a survey. A total of 93 education students from PNU Visayas participated in the study through voluntary response sampling. The survey included 17 questions grouped into five areas: User Experience, Learning Support, Communication and Feedback, Digital Competency and Preparation, and Overall Satisfaction. The tool used in the study was checked for reliability using Cronbach’s Alpha and received a high score of 0.979, showing it was very reliable.
The results showed that students rated the LMS highest in the area of Digital Competency and Preparation. They agreed that the LMS helps them learn how to use digital tools (mean = 3.59) and prepares them to teach in a digital environment (mean = 3.62). User Experience and Learning Support were also rated fairly well, with average scores above 3.0. Overall Satisfaction reflected general agreement, with students likely to recommend the LMS. However, Communication and Feedback had the lowest scores, with students finding it harder to communicate with teachers (mean = 3.02) and receive helpful feedback (mean = 3.13).
In conclusion, the LMS is seen as helpful and effective in many areas, especially in preparing students to teach using technology. However, the system could be improved by making communication and feedback with teachers easier and more helpful. These findings can help improve the LMS for future users.