Student’s Perception Toward E-Learning During Covid-19 Pandemic of English Department of STKIP PGRI Banjarmasin Academic Year 2020/2021

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ABSTRACT. Currently the condition of the world including Indonesia is facing the Corona Virus 19 pandemic that has hit the world since the beginning of 2020 causing a tremendous impact in all aspects of human life including from the education sector where learning is done through online or e-learning. In its implementation, online learning faces several obstacles which need to be considered and considered to pay attention to models, strategies, learning outcomes, the availability of facilities that support learning for both students and lecturers. This is the basis for research on student perceptions of the English language education study program STKIP PGRI Banjarmasin. The purpose of this study was to determine the perception of students of English education study program STKIP PGRI Banjarmasin towards online learning applied at STKIP PGRI Banjarmasin.This type of research is a qualitative descriptive by focusing on survey to know the student’s perception on the effect of online learning during covid-19 and describes students' perceptions of online learning or e-learning during the Covid-19 pandemic in the English Department of STKIP PGRI Banjarmasin academic year 2020/2021. Research data obtained from a questionnaire contains students' perceptions of online lectures which are divided into several indicators, namely accessibility, device ownership, ease of obtaining materials and doing assignments, understanding of teaching materials, learning methods, interactivity, independent learning and the environment. The results of the questionnaire were re-confirmed through interviews with several students and lecturers. The results of this study indicate that 71% of students agree with online lectures conducted by STKIP PGRI Banjarmasin and 29% of students do not agree with online lectures conducted by STKIP PGRI Banjarmasin. Students agree with the online learning system at SKIP PGRI Banjarmasin based on accessibility indicators (33%), device ownership (38%), monitoring ability (76%), ease of obtaining materials and doing assignments (67%), understanding of teaching materials (52%) , teaching methods (86%), interactivity (86%), independent learning (67%), environmental support (76%). In its implementation there are several obstacles, especially in terms of accessibility and ownership of the device which often has problems with internet access both in terms of quantity and quality.