Comparative Study of the Effectiveness of Online and Offline Learning Methods in the Islamic Communication and Broadcasting Study Program Class of 2020 as a Trial Class in 2021

This study analyses what factors make online learning outcomes better than offline. It is crucial to know whether there are other supporting factors or factors from the students' abilities. The method used in this research is descriptive research using a qualitative approach with six research subjects. The selection of subjects in this study was by purposive sampling. Collecting data in this study using task-based interviews, namely: (1) selecting research subjects; (2) determining the time of data collection; (3) carrying out data collection; (4) analysing data; (5) comparing the results of online and offline data collection; and (6) conclude the results of the analysis. The results of the analysis of this study are that the application of online learning methods and offline methods has little effect on material understanding, enthusiasm and independence in learning. The things that need attention are not the learning method, but how we can foster a good and consistent spirit for education, especially for students with medium and low abilities, it is vital to increase the excitement for learning in all learning methods because, with a consistent enthusiasm for learning, students will be happy. And active when participating in class learning both with online and offline modes.

Background: Quality learning is one aspect of improving the quality of education. Learning can occur offline (face-to-face) or online. When offline learning occurs simultaneously with online learning, stress arises for students due to numerous burdens and a denser schedule in navigating blended learning methods during this pandemic. Stress can interfere with student resilience. Resilience is the process, capacity, or outcome of individuals adapting successfully to challenges or threatening circumstances. This study aimed to analyze the relationship between stress levels and student resilience in managing combinations of blended offline and online learning methods during the COVID-19 pandemic at the UCB Nursing Study Program. The research method is quantitative, employing a correlational analytic research design with a cross-sectional approach. The sample consists of 153 respondents selected using the total sampling technique. Data will be collected by distributing questionnaires online through the Google Forms platform with informed consent and analyzed using the Chi-Square test. The results indicated a relationship between stress levels and student resilience in managing blended offline and online learning methods during the COVID-19 pandemic at the Nursing Study Program, Faculty of Health, University of Citra Bangsa, with a P-value of 0.001. Conclusion: Students can overcome psychological burdens in the form of stress in both online and offline learning, making this resilience crucial for helping students manage stress in their studies.

The Covid-19 pandemic has prompted the Ministry of Education to transition entirely to online learning method. All schools and higher education institutions are no exception in embracing this shift. However, the drastic change, executed without adequate preparation, has led to numerous challenges and setbacks, resulting in a decline in student performance. Consequently, once the movement control order was fully lifted, the ministry promptly reverted to traditional face-to-face learning method completely. Polytechnics followed suit, mirroring this approach. Despite the problems and complaints that surfaced, dismissing the role of virtual technology in education is unjustified, given the considerable effort and preparation invested to improve the online learning effectiveness during the Covid-19 pandemic. Hence, this study was conducted to assess students' readiness to continue online learning post-Covid-19. A total of 293 students from Politeknik Jeli Kelantan participated as respondents, and the collected data was statistically analyzed using SPSS V22 software. The study's findings revealed that majority of respondents expressed a strong willingness and motivation to engage in online teaching and learning sessions. Moreover, these respondents exhibited confidence in the potential and effectiveness of online teaching and learning methods. These research findings are anticipated to assist relevant parties involved, particularly educators and educational institutions, in formulating comprehensive teaching modules and policies that integrate both face-to-face and online learning methods seamlessly.

Nitrogen oxides(NOx) in coal-fired power plants are significant contributors to air pollution, influencing the formation of ozone and fine particulate matter, thereby adversely affecting health. Therefore, accurate prediction of NOx emissions is essential. Existing researches have mainly performed based on off-line learning methods, leading to poor prediction performance with the limited training dataset. This paper proposes the online learning model of online support vector regression to predict NOx emissions from coal-fired power plants. Online learning model, which updates a model whenever new observations come out, demonstrates high prediction accuracy even when initial data is scarce. The experimental results showed that the performance of online learning prediction was better than existing off-line learning methods. The results indicated online learning method is a valuable tool for predicting NOx emissions, especially in situations where initial data is limited and data is continuously updated in real-time.

The education sector is witnessing a paradigm shift with rapid and ongoing technological advancements. The online, offline, and blended modes of learning continue to evolve with time. The purpose of this survey is to collect students’ responses to understand their perspectives on the different modes of learning. The advantages, challenges, and requirements for conducting classes through online, offline, and blended learning methods are discussed. A questionnaire was designed, and a survey was conducted among undergraduate and graduate students. The questions are carefully planned to understand the choice of students while selecting different modes of learning, various activities and tools, and the reasons for their preferences. 200 students took part in the survey and shared their feedback. The advantages and disadvantages of online and offline learning are presented. A chi-square test was conducted, and the association between the two questions is shown to be significant. Suggestions for enhancing teaching and learning based on the findings of the survey help faculty members to plan the teaching methodology to suit the requirements of students.

Introduction: The Covid-19 virus pandemic caused a significant impact on communities’ life and their activities throughout the world. The Covid-19 pandemic also had a significant effect on the education system in Indonesia and requires all teaching and learning activities for students to be carried out by virtual or online learning method. Aim: This study was to explore online learning methods’ perceptions, opportunities, and challenges in the COVID-19 pandemic among nursing students. Method: A descriptive explorative study was implemented with a cross-sectional design. The study was conducted on 276 nursing students in Aceh, Indonesia. The data were collected using a 5-point Likert scale and the standardized Online Learning Perception Scale (OLPS) and Opportunities and Challenges Online Learning (OCOL) questionnaires. The reliability test of the questionnaires were indicated by Cronbach alphas of 0.89 and 0.90, respectively. Result: The study results showed that 50.4% of the nursing students have positive perceptions about the online learning method, 51.4% of the students believe that online learning offers high opportunities, and 50.4% of students think that the online learning method is highly challenging. It showed more than 50% of the students have significant on the positive perceptions, high opportunities, and challenges in learning method. Conclusion: The positive perception, high opportunities, and challenges towards online learning methods among nursing students is the result of a study that proved the benefits of online learning methods which can be used as an alternative for students to achieve learning goals, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Positive perceptions from students towards online learning methods can be encouragement and strength for one of the online-based learning methods and could also be proven by the high opportunities and challenges students in this online learning method.

The Covid-19 pandemic that occurred in the world, especially in Indonesia, had an impact on all community activities, including in the field of education. To reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the government issued a policy to implement distance learning methods or online learning methods that apply to all levels of education including elementary schools. Online learning methods, especially for elementary schools, require the active role of parents. This of course adds to the burden of parental work which can trigger an increase in stress. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the relationship between online learning methods and the stress level of parents of elementary school students. The design of this study was quantitative with a cross-sectional approach. The sample is 59 parents of school students who take online learning. Questionnaires were used to measure online learning methods and PSS (Perceived Stress Scale) to measure stress on parents. The statistical test used Rank Spearmen Correlation with an error rate of 5%. The results showed that most parents stated that the online learning method was effective, and most experienced moderate stress, and there was a positive and significant relationship between online learning methods and the stress level of parents of elementary school students (correlation coefficient 0.658, p value 0.001) . Thus, in the implementation of online learning, parents are expected to be better prepared to play a positive and dynamic role in their learning so that the stress that occurs can be prevented.

The concept underlying this study is a phenomenon that occurs in education today and in the future that can not be separated from the advances in communications technology and informatics.Traditional learning methods (non e-learning) is now insufficient to meet the needs and improve the student’s achievement motivation to be ready to compete in the corporate world. Therefore, several universities have started to apply the methods of online learning (e-learning). This study aims to determine the relationship of online learning methods (e-learning) and traditional (non e-learning) with students’ achievement motivation at Bunda Mulia University. The data is collected using a questionnaire with Likert scale that is closed and 2 open-ended items. The validity and reliability of the items are tested using Cronbach Alpha. The population in this study is made up of all the students of the Bunda Mulia University from the year 2008-2011 from eleven Study Programs, while the sample is five active students from each year, i.e. 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011 in eleven Programs. The total number of samples is 220 students. The data is analyzed using Pearson Correlation and then further analyzed using t-test with the aid of SPSS version 17.0. The results showed a significant correlation between the variables (X1), and (X2) and Y, F = 60.595, R = 0.359, p = 0.000. The hypothesis that there is a relationship between the methods of online learning (e-learning) and traditional learning methods (non e-learning) is correlated positively with the achievement motivation is received. Keywords : methods of online learning (e-learning), traditional (non e-learning), achievement motivation, student

Limitation of direct physical interaction related to the Covid-19 pandemic has an impact on the education sector, where all learning activities are carried out online to limit physical interactions. Online learning methods are considered more flexible to do when compared to direct learning methods. This research was conducted to determine how much difference the mental load felt by final year students in online learning and direct learning. Measurement of a mental load was carried out using the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Task Load Index (NASA-TLX) method by distributing questionnaires containing six subscales of mental load measurement to final year students of four different study programs, including Management, Accounting, Informatics Engineering, and English. The six subscales used include Mental Demands, Physical Demands, Temporal Demands, Own Performance, Effort, and Frustration. Based on the results of the average calculation of the four sample groups, it shows that the mental load of online learning is 0.4% greater than direct learning, 81.3% and 80.9%, respectively.

Due to the complicated development of the Covid-19 epidemic over time, the Vietnam Ministry of Education and Training quickly changed the traditional teaching and learning to the online teaching and learning method to deal with the regulations on social distancing andpeople’s gatherings. FPT University in Ho Chi Minh City has also quickly adopted online teaching and learning policies so that students can still study and complete their study programs at home. This article deals with students' thoughts and sense of learning during the pandemic and methods to support online learning at home. The research data in this article was completed with the support of survey results conducted at FPT University in Ho Chi Minh City. The article uses quantitative and qualitative analysis methods as well as references to some previous studies to clarify the effectiveness of current online learning methods. The results recorded the effectiveness of online teaching and learning software at a fairly good level or higher. Research results are an important source of information to help schools choose appropriate teaching methods in the following school years.

We introduce a similarity learning scheme to improve the 3D object retrieval performance in a relevance feedback setting. The proposed algorithm relies on a score fusion approach that linearly combines elementary similarity scores originating from different shape descriptors into a final similarity function. Each elementary score is modeled in terms of the posterior probability of a database item being relevant to the user-provided query. The posterior parameters are learned via off-line discriminative training, while the optimal combination of weights to generate the final similarity function is obtained by on-line empirical ranking risk minimization. This joint use of on-line and off-line learning methods in relevance feedback not only improves the retrieval performance significantly as compared to the totally unsupervised case, but also outperforms the standard support vector machines based approach. Experiments on several 3D databases, including the Princeton Shape Benchmark, show also that the proposed algorithm has a better small sample behavior.

The main purpose of this study was to find out the barrier factors of learning process in fourth semester students in learning English skills through online learning method in English Education Study Program at UIN STS Jambi. A case study was used in the design of this study. The subjects of this study were students of the fourth semester of English Education Study Program. This research data was collected through observation and interview, based on findings and analysis, the process of learning English skills by students of the fourth semester of the English Education Study Program through online learning has several barrier factors. One of these factors is the lack of facilities and infrastructure in the learning process using online learning methods. In addition, the lack of facilities of the students is also the cause of barrier on the learning process using online learning methods. Moreover, the lack of parental cooperation in the learning process is also a factor. This happened due to the differences students’ learning method with their parent. Meanwhile, the implementation of online learning methods cannot be applied as a whole well. This is indicated by the method of online learning is more dominant and obstacles appeared when teaching and learning process in the fourth semester students of English Education Study Program.

In early 2020, Indonesia, including the world, faces the massive spread of the Covid-19 virus. The spread of COVID-19 has prompted the President of the Republic of Indonesia through the minister of education to issue Circular Number 4 of 2020 concerning the Implementation of Education Policies in Emergency Times Spread of COVID-19 in a Circular It is explained that the learning process is carried out at home through online learning. This policy means changing the learning method from the majority of face-to-face to online learning. Online learning methods are new to all interested parties: teachers, students, and education management. This phenomenon encourages a study to be carried out that aims to determine the effectiveness of online learning at the Semarang State Polytechnic in achieving curriculum targets. This quantitative research begins with a review of policies and literature related to COVID-19 and online learning, which is continued by using an online questionnaire to collect data obtained from 643 student respondents and 76 lecturers in 5 departments and 18 study programs from 25 study programs in POLINES This study wanted to determine the effectiveness of online using El Nino from 1) Content, 2) Interface, 3) Feedback and assessment, 4) Convenience, 5) Interaction, and 6) Social Influence; research findings from the six variables obtained an overall average index. Which was obtained from the lecturers' respondents was 69%, while the overall average index obtained from student respondents was 73%.

Online learning has become a solution in the field of education lately. Statistics is one of the subjects students must take at the university level. Learning statistics takes work for students. Based on the author's investigation, there are three obstacles to students in online learning: the constraints of students in understanding the material, the online learning process, and the assignment process. The sample in this study is a student with an Indonesian worker background in Taiwan, where they study online at night. Since an appropriate online learning method is needed to achieve student success, this study analyzes three online learning methods: conventional online learning, conventional flipping classes in online learning, and innovative flipped classrooms in online learning. This study investigates the three learning methods' results in differences in gender, job, and age. The results obtained indicate that there are significant differences in student learning outcomes in the three sample groups. Further analysis showed that the innovation of flipped classrooms in online learning significantly differs from the other two learning methods. Based on the type of job, there are differences in student learning outcomes taught in the conventional flipped classroom in online learning. It was also seen in the analysis of combining all student learning outcomes taught with online learning that there were differences in student learning outcomes regarding the job. A household assistant is better than a factory worker because students who work as household assistants have more flexible time to watch videos and repeat them than those who work as factory workers.

Objective: Online learning methods and digital tools have become more popular since the COVID-19 pandemic. This study investigated the effect of online learning methods on nursing students' motivation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: This study adopted an explanatory sequential mixed research design involving a quasi-experimental single-group posttest and a qualitative design. The research was conducted in the spring semester of the 2020-2021 academic year at the department of nursing of a state university in Ankara, Turkey. The sample consisted of 237 students taking the “Surgical Diseases Nursing” course and the sample of the qualitative stage consisted of 20 students. The research had three stages. In the first stage, participants engaged in online interactive activities (Kahoot, Mentimeter, etc.), discussed case videos, and prepared cases based on group counseling throughout the semester. In the second stage, they discussed the group cases and then filled out the Instructional Materials Motivation Survey (IMMS) and the Achievement-Oriented Motivation Scale (AOMS). In the third stage, the researchers conducted three focus-group interviews to identify participants' experiences with online learning methods. The quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Spearman’s correlation coefficient, while the qualitative data were analyzed using content analysis. Results: Participants had a total mean IMMS and AOMS score of 94.83±15.79 and 142.39±18.80, respectively. The results showed that participants were highly motivated by online learning methods. The focus-group interviews revealed three themes: “learning process,” “learning method,” and “personal development/experience. Conclusion: Nursing students are highly motivated by online learning methods. Most nursing students believe online learning methods make them more motivated and interested, classes more fun, and new knowledge more permanent. They also think that online learning methods facilitate learning. Therefore, universities should offer nursing students more online learning methods.