Interactive recitation methods as a solution to the students’ deepening physics material during the Covid-19 pandemic

Abstract

The spread of Covid-19 in Indonesia has an impact on the implementation of learning at various levels of education, including higher education. During the Covid-19 pandemic, the implementation of learning is conducted by online learning. Students should be able to learn independently to understand learning material. This research purposes to describe the interactive recitation method as a solution for the students’ deepening of learning material during the Covid-19 pandemic. This research was conducted in odd semester 2019/2020 in the general physics course at Universitas Negeri Padang involving 141 students. Data were collected through survey, observation, interviews, and document analysis. The results showed that students’ understanding of the concept was still low for each lecture material. This can be seen from the mistakes of students’ answers to the questions given during lectures. Students have difficulty to memorize the physics concepts for a long term memory. So, an interactive recitation method needs to be developed as an solution to deepen lecture material. The interactive recitation method is loaded with various conceptual questions for each lecture material including feedback, and its makes easier for students to learn physics concepts independently during the Covid-19 pandemic.