Abstract
The addition of asynchronous learning hours in e-learning can cause students to have to understand large amounts of material. So that it can be a cognitive burden for students. The purpose of this study was to describe the cognitive load of students during online learning in the subject of vertebrate diversity and classification, especially on the structure of Pisces and amphibians. The research method used in this study was quantitative descriptive by examining the ability to receive and process information, mental effort and the learning outcomes of 46 students of the Biology Education Study Program at Pakuan University. The instrument used in the study was to measure the ability to receive and process information through a test in the form of a task complexity worsheet. Mental effort was measured through a questionnaire (Likert scale) with a range of 1-5. Learning outcomes were measured in the form of an essay test. The results obtained that the learning activities carried out have the characteristics of a high cognitive load component. The high cognitive load obtained by students is seen from the high mental effort and the high intrinsic load possessed by students, so that it has an impact on the learning outcomes obtained.
Highlights
Online learning is something that must be done as an effort to minimize the spread of the Covid-19 virus
Based on the data of the overall component of cognitive load, both components of the ability to receive information obtained an average value of 59.09, mental effort of 70.7 and learning outcomes of 64.89. These results indicate that the learning strategy used has the characteristics of a high cognitive load component
The results of the correlation test of the ability to receive and process information on learning outcomes show that the low ability to receive and process information contributes to improving learning outcomes, meaning that there are other aspects that contribute more to learning outcomes
Summary
Online learning is something that must be done as an effort to minimize the spread of the Covid-19 virus. Based on the results of quizzes (learning outcomes) given every week to students during learning using e-learning in the Diversity and Vertebrate Classification course, it was found that it was not in line with expectations. The average quiz value obtained every week is 58 and based on the results of feedback that has been done, several students admit that learning difficulties using e-learning are due to a lot of material being studied and lack of understanding of the material presented. According to (Aminah, 2018) too much material is memorized in lessons related to difficult scientific names and names of terms they do not know to be one of the things that cause students to have difficulty learning
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