ONLINE LEARNING DURING LOCKDOWN PERIOD OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC: A STUDENT PERSPECTIVE

The COVID-19 pandemic has impinged on the people irrespective of their nationality, age, income, or gender. It has hit almost all the sectors of the economy and education is no exception. In response to lockdown norms, Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and universities had to close their premises. However, HEIs were quick to replace traditional classrooms with online learning. In response to this researcher has made an attempt to assess the perspective of MBA students towards Online Learning (OL) compared to the traditional classroom learning (CL) in the Nagpur region of Maharashtra. The sample includes fourth semester & second semester MBA students for the academic year 2019-2020. The data was collected using a structured questionnaire constructed in Google form. A total number of 601 students from five different MBA colleges in the Nagpur region participated in the study. Data were recorded in excel and analyzed. The result indicates that students are comfortable with online learning but still would like to prefer traditional face-to-face learning as it provides experiential learning.

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Interaction in Online Learning Environment during Covid -19: Factors behind Lack of Interaction and Ideas for Promoting it

Bulletin of Advanced English Studies ◽

10.31559/baes2020.5.2.3 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 47-56

Author(s):

Mohammed A. A. Farrah ◽

Shatha "Mohammad Ghassan" Jabari

Keyword(s):

Online Learning ◽

Learning Process ◽

Quantitative Research ◽

English Language ◽

Decision Makers ◽

Research Approach ◽

Face To Face ◽

Face To Face Learning ◽

Almost All ◽

Descriptive Survey

Due to COVID-19 pandemic, the learning process shifted from face- to- face learning into online learning as schools and universities closed almost all over the word. With the shift from face to face into online learning, the learning process effected negatively specially students’ interaction. In the online learning process, students tend to avoid interacting for many different reasons the study discussed. In light of this shift, by exploring the experiences and perceptions of the English language students at Hebron University, Palestine, this descriptive survey research aimed to investigate the reasons behind students’ lack of interaction during their online class sessions. It also tries to provide some useful ideas and suggestion that instructors may use in order to increase their students' interaction and participation with relevance to some other studies. The researchers employed a mono method quantitative research approach. A survey-questionnaire was posted online through Google forms to all English language major students Hebron University. The findings reported some reasons behind lack of interaction and some suggestions to promote interaction based on the participants’ perceptions. The study provides instructors and educational decision makers with pedagogical insights that may better shape the learning/teaching process in the online environment.

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PERSEPSI SISWA TERHADAP PEMBELAJARAN TEKS ANEKDOT SECARA DARING

Bahtera Jurnal Pendidikan Bahasa dan Sastra ◽

10.21009/bahtera.201.02 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

pp. 15-30

Author(s):

Zufli Achmad ◽

Dewi Kusumaningsih ◽

Sukarno Sukarno ◽

Arum Puji Astuti

Keyword(s):

Online Learning ◽

Learning Process ◽

Study Data ◽

Survey Method ◽

Technical Problems ◽

Face To Face ◽

The Face ◽

The Media ◽

Face To Face Learning ◽

Quantitative Descriptive

ABSTRACT The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted the face-to-face learning process, therefore a solution is needed to answer these problems. Online learning (online) is an alternative that can overcome this problem. Online learning with online applications including Google classroom, Google from, Whatsapp groups and other media. Especially in language lessons in improving the making of anecdotal texts. The purpose of this study was to obtain a description of the effectiveness of the implementation of online learning at SMK Muhammadiyah 2 Sukoharjo in the creativity of writing anecdotal texts. This study used a survey method by distributing questionnaires conducted online, and the number of samples was 36 students in the TKR class X SMK Muhammadiyah 2 Sukoharjo study. Data were analyzed using quantitative descriptive techniques. The results of this study indicate that students are less effective and less understanding in online learning. The media used by students are gadgets (HP) and there are several obstacles faced during this online learning, ranging from technical problems when learning online, networking on gadgets, and quite expensive quota fees. Keywords: Online learning; effectiveness; constrains

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Shape-shifting connections, relationships and Pacific education in the uncharted waters of a global pandemic

The New Zealand Annual Review of Education ◽

10.26686/nzaroe.v26.6932 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 26 ◽

pp. 168-174

Author(s):

Cherie Chu-Fuluifaga

Keyword(s):

Online Learning ◽

Tertiary Education ◽

Face To Face ◽

Global Pandemic ◽

Short Period ◽

The World ◽

Face To Face Learning

The importance of maintaining connections and relationships across tertiary education for students is discussed as a way of examining the nature of Pacific education in challenging times, particularly in terms of fractured face-to-face learning. Universities have been thrust into an unpredictable time of remote/distance/online learning in a short period of time. The process has been unsettling and challenging for people across the world. As Pacific students and staff experience the unchartered waters of Covid-19 and global disturbances, they are searching out ways to build purposeful connections, shape-shifting and ways to maintain communities of academic togetherness while harnessing the tools of their knowledge trajectories in research. This article will focus on four key principles: valuing personal and academic connections beyond the textbook; discovering heart-warming methods of connection; and connecting for growth and wellbeing.

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Online Learning Management in The Covid-19 Pandemic Era

JETL (Journal Of Education Teaching and Learning) ◽

10.26737/jetl.v6i1.2358 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 47

Author(s):

Herry Sanoto

Keyword(s):

Online Learning ◽

Learning Process ◽

Research Method ◽

Internet Technology ◽

Fundamental Change ◽

Positive Perception ◽

Face To Face ◽

Learning Management ◽

Face To Face Learning ◽

Teacher Opinions

Learning in the era of the Covid-19 pandemic has undergone a fundamental change from a face-to-face learning process to online-based learning to minimize the transmission of the Covid-19 virus. Online learning is basically a learning model with internet technology media, so that the learning process can be carried out even though it is in different places. The research method in this research is qualitative research by describing the online learning management process that is carried out at SMP LAB UKSW. The instruments in this research include observation sheets, student opinion questionnaires, and interview guides. The results showed that the online learning process applies management principles which include planning, organizing, implementing and controlling. The results of student and teacher opinions show that online learning has a positive perception of 83%. The results of the interview showed that the students felt that they were well facilitated by the online learning process that was conducted at SMP LAB UKSW.

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Faculty’s and Students’ Perceptions of Online Learning During COVID-19

Frontiers in Education ◽

10.3389/feduc.2021.638470 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 6 ◽

Author(s):

Zakaryia Almahasees ◽

Khaled Mohsen ◽

Mohammad Omar Amin

Keyword(s):

Online Learning ◽

Online Education ◽

Data Privacy ◽

Privacy And Security ◽

Learning And Teaching ◽

Face To Face ◽

Learning Challenges ◽

Face To Face Learning ◽

Method Of Instruction ◽

Self Learning

COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted teaching in a vriety of institutions. It has tested the readiness of academic institutions to deal with such abrupt crisis. Online learning has become the main method of instruction during the pandemic in Jordan. After 4 months of online education, two online surveys were distributed to investigate faculty’s and Students’ perception of the learning process that took place over that period of time with no face to face education. In this regard, the study aimed to identify both faculty’s and students’ perceptions of online learning, utilizing two surveys one distributed to 50 faculty members and another 280 students were selected randomly to explore the effectiveness, challenges, and advantages of online education in Jordan. The analysis showed that the common online platforms in Jordan were Zoom, Microsoft Teams offering online interactive classes, and WhatsApp in communication with students outside the class. The study found that both faculty and students agreed that online education is useful during the current pandemic. At the same time, its efficacy is less effective than face-to-face learning and teaching. Faculty and students indicated that online learning challenges lie in adapting to online education, especially for deaf and hard of hearing students, lack of interaction and motivation, technical and Internet issues, data privacy, and security. They also agreed on the advantages of online learning. The benefits were mainly self-learning, low costs, convenience, and flexibility. Even though online learning works as a temporary alternative due to COVID-19, it could not substitute face-to-face learning. The study recommends that blended learning would help in providing a rigorous learning environment.

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Students' Perception on Blended Learning in English Listening and Speaking Class

Journal of English Language and Culture ◽

10.30813/jelc.v9i1.1449 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Magdalena Kartikasari Tandy Rerung

Keyword(s):

Online Learning ◽

Blended Learning ◽

Language Learning ◽

English Language ◽

Language And Culture ◽

Face To Face ◽

Learning Platform ◽

Face To Face Learning ◽

Communicative Teaching ◽

Listening And Speaking

Nowadays, the communicative teaching has been influenced by the development of technology. Becoming interactive teacher would not be enough if it is not supported by technology usage. Online learning in this case has been a powerful tool to help language learners during their learning progress. It is said that that online instruction raised the good and average student’s reading performance and the performance of the lowest-performing as well. In listening and speaking, online learning can help students improve their pronunciaton as well the comprehension skill. Therefore, the following study is designed to find out the students’ perceptions towards the use of both online and face-to-face learning in listening and speaking classroom. There are 30 students from the 1st and 3rd semester of English Language and Culture Departement and they joined the class for 1 semester. Online learning platform used was taken from Cambridge Learning Management System integrated with Unlock 2 and Unlock 4 books as the source of learning. The result shows that most of the students see online learning as an alternative tool to help them during their learning process.Keywords: blended learning, online learning, face-to-face learning, language learning

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An Investigation of How Online Learning Reduces ZPD in Mandarin Language Classrooms

International Journal of Education ◽

10.5296/ije.v13i1.18399 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

pp. 1

Author(s):

Noor Hanim Rahmat ◽

Mok Soon Sim ◽

Lau Suk Khi ◽

Ling Tek Soon

Keyword(s):

Online Learning ◽

Language Learning ◽

Proximal Development ◽

Group Discussions ◽

Face To Face ◽

Mandarin Language ◽

Language Classrooms ◽

Language Needs ◽

Almost All ◽

Play Group

Traditionally, language needs to be learnt face-to-face. Pronunciation practices, role play, group discussions are all activities that allow interaction among learners. Previously, some things are better learnt face-to-face, while some can be learnt online. Nevertheless, the pandemic has accelerated the need for online learning in almost all courses offered at institutions. Devices used for online learning can be used as a leaning tool by learners to improve understanding. These devices help to reduce a learner’s zone of proximal development (ZPD) thus maximizing learning. Online learning has been said to facilitate rather than hinder language learning. This study is therefore done to explore how it helps the learning of Mandarin. The study investigates how online interaction affects the learning of Mandarin in language classrooms. 173 participants responded to a 28 items (5 likert scale) instrument. Findings reveal how online learning influences interaction, encourages participation of more knowledgeable others, and improves interaction with content among learners.

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Workshop Dan Pendampingan Pembuatan Game Edukasi Berbasis Android Bagi Guru SDN 2 Cakranegara

Jurnal Interaktif: Warta Pengabdian Pendidikan ◽

10.29303/interaktif.v1i2.10 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 23-29

Author(s):

Muhammad Makki ◽

Dyah Indraswati ◽

Muhammad Erfan ◽

Aisa Nikmah Rahmatih ◽

Vivi Rachmatul Hidayati

Keyword(s):

Online Learning ◽

Learning Process ◽

Educational Games ◽

Visual Learning ◽

Face To Face ◽

Learning Content ◽

Teachers And Students ◽

Service Activity ◽

The Face ◽

Face To Face Learning

The Covid-19 pandemic has led to policies that make teachers and students have to adapt the face-to-face learning model to online learning. The teacher of SD N 2 Cakranegara admits that there are limitations to the variety of audio-visual learning media used. The teachers also don't know and have never tried to develop game games with learning content, even though Android-based games are very possible to be developed and accessed portable on smartphones, the majority of which are already owned by teachers and students. The provision of workshops and assistance in making Android-based educational games for SD N 2 Cakranegara teachers aims to improve skills in creating and developing learning media in the form of educational games and maximizing the use of smartphones. The targeted output in this service activity is the existence of educational games that are ready to be used for the online learning process through appsgeyser.com and quickappninja.com.

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Fostering Self and Peer Learning Inside and Outside the Classroom through the Flipped Classroom Approach for Postgraduate Students

10.28945/4212 ◽

2019 ◽

Keyword(s):

Online Learning ◽

Flipped Classroom ◽

Peer Interactions ◽

Learning Experience ◽

Group Discussion ◽

Learning Approaches ◽

Postgraduate Students ◽

Face To Face ◽

Post Test ◽

Face To Face Learning

[This Proceedings paper was revised and published in the 2019 issue of the journal Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology, Volume 16] Aim/Purpose: The flipped classroom approach is one of the most popular active learning approaches. This paper explores the effectiveness of a new pedagogy, known as FOCUSED, for postgraduate students. Background: The flipped classroom approach is a trendy blended learning pedagogy which capitalizes on the flexibility of online learning and the stimulating nature of face-to-face discussion. This article describes a pilot study involving post-graduate students who experienced the flipped classroom approach in one of their courses. Methodology: In additional to online activities, students adopted a newly learned approach to solve a related problem that was given by another group of students during classes. Quantitative data were collected from pre- and post-tests for both self-learned online materials and group discussion during classes so that the effectiveness of the flipped classroom pedagogy could be examined from the perspective of a holistic learning experience. Findings: It was found that the average scores for the post-test for the self-learned online video were much higher than for pre-test, even though the post-tests for both online and face-to-face learning were higher than the respective pre-tests. The qualitative data collected at the end of the flipped classroom activities further confirmed the value of the flipped classroom approach. Even though students could self-learn, more students valued peer interactions in the classroom more than the flexibility of online learning.

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Mobile learning application berbasis sublime text pada mata pelajaran kearsipan

Jurnal Ekonomi, Bisnis dan Pendidikan ◽

10.17977/um066v1i92021p914-921 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 1 (9) ◽

pp. 914-921

Author(s):

Binti Itsnania ◽

I Nyoman Suputra

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

Online Learning ◽

Mobile Learning ◽

Internet Access ◽

Learning Activities ◽

Vocational High School ◽

Face To Face ◽

Tenth Grade ◽

Face To Face Learning ◽

User Friendly

Abstract As the effects of Covid-19 pandemic, Indonesia’s education experienced numerous changes. The previously face-to-face learning activities have been replaced by the online learning that relies on Internet access. Meanwhile, during a learning process, teachers use media to facilitate students learning. Therefore, the implementation of online learning rises the need for learning media in online learning. Mobile learning is invented as a learning media that can be implemented in this situation. It is developed using a number of programing applications, such as Sublime Text, to generate user friendly media. This study developed a Sublime Text based mobile learning application that can be accessed through android smartphones. This media has been confirmed to help teachers deliver learning materials, learning videos, and exercises accessible at anytime and anywhere. This Sublime Text based mobile learning application is called Study Fill. The learning media has been tried out to the students in tenth grade of State Vocational High School 2 Kediri, while the result suggest that the learning media is feasible and valid. Abstrak Pendidikan di Indonesia saat ini mengalami perubahan karena dampak dari pandemi Covid-19. Kegiatan belajar mengajar yang sebelumnya dapat dilakukan secara tatap muka di sekolah, saat ini ditiadakan dan diganti dengan kegiatan pembelajaran secara jarak jauh. Pembelajaran jarak jauh mengandalkan akses internet sebagai sarana pembelajaran. Pada kegiatan belajar mengajar, guru biasanya memanfaatkan media yang dapat digunakan untuk membantu berlangsungnya proses pembelajaran. Berkaitan dengan hal tersebut, dibutuhkan media pembelajaran yang tepat sehingga dapat membantu guru dalam pembelajaran daring. Mobile learning merupakan salah satu media yang tepat untuk mengatasi masalah tersebut. Mobile learning dapat dikembangkan dengan menggunakan beberapa aplikasi pemrograman, seperti Sublime Text, sehingga dapat menghasilkan aplikasi yang bersifat user friendly. Hasil penelitian ini berupa Mobile Learning Application berbasis Sublime Text yang dapat diakses melalui smartphone android. berupa Mobile Learning Application berbasis Sublime Text terbukti mempermudah guru membagikan materi, video pembelajaran maupun soal-soal dan peserta didik dapat mengaksesnya dimanapun dan kapanpun. Mobile Learning Application berbasis Sublime Text yang diberi nama StudyFill ini layak digunakan untuk siswa kelas X OTKP SMK Negeri 2 Kediri karena memperoleh hasil validasi sangat valid.

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