Student Perceptions of Online Learning during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Indonesia: A Study of Phenomenology

Purwadi Purwadi,Prima Suci Rohmadheny,Amien Wahyudi,Agus Supriyanto,Siti Muyana,Wahyu Nanda Eka Saputra,Shopyan Jepri Kurniawan,Restu Dwi Ariyanto

doi:10.12973/eu-jer.10.3.1515

Abstract

<p style="text-align:justify">The Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic impacted various lines in the international world, including Indonesia. Pandemic COVID-19 in Indonesia has also changed multiple performances in multiple sectors, one of which is education. The concept of learning from home changes lecturers' paradigm as educators in tertiary institutions applying online learning. This study aims to identify students' perceptions of the implementation of online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study uses a qualitative research approach with the type of phenomenology. The subject of this study was 22 students in Indonesia who experienced the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. This research instrument uses semi-structured interview guidelines. Students perceive online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic as (1) ineffective learning activities; (2) unpleasant learning activities; (3) limit self-actualization in education; (4) helping to become an independent person in learning; and (5) fun learning activities. Higher Education should create innovative and creative online learning strategies. Thus, students have a high enthusiasm for online learning.</p>

Highlights

COVID-19, or the so-called Coronavirus disease, has spread in many countries or throughout the world
In connection with this research, phenomenology aims to describe students' perception in Indonesia towards the implementation of online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. The focus of this phenomenological concern is the phenomenon of online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic and the perception of students as first-hand experiences
The study results found that lecturers and students haven't adapted to the online learning system

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Introduction

COVID-19, or the so-called Coronavirus disease, has spread in many countries or throughout the world. The study results state that the COVID-19 mortality rate is around 3-7% of the average world death (Mehta et al, 2020). The death rate due to COVID-19 is due to the infected individual having the severe acute respiratory syndrome, so 2020 is called the International Year of Public Health and International Concern (Zheng et al, 2020). The high point is death results COVID-19 due to the vaccine bell um found and transmitted rapidly through physical contact. Deaths that occur in individuals infected with the coronavirus occur because of the time lag between patient examination, sample collection, disease development in the body (Mizumoto et al, 2020), as well as accompanying diseases such as heart, lung, kidney, hypertension, and diabetes (Esler & Esler, 2020). Physical transmission occurs because everyone can transmit COVID-19 to others (Bai et al, 2020)

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