The Effectiveness of E-Simulation with Asynchronous Learning Concept to Improving Students Uderstanding in Physics Education Department FKIP Indonesia Open University

Abstract

This research is motivated by the constraints of students in the Physics Education of FKIP UT who run the concept of asynchronous learning to carry out practical/demonstration activities during course tutorial activities so that it has an impact on low understanding and learning outcomes. E-simulation is here as a solution to improve understanding and strengthen theory for students during tutorial activities. This type of research is a quasi-experimental study involving a sample class of students taking mechanics courses in the 2021.1 Academic Year in Physics Education department FKIP UT. The data collection instrument in this study was an assessment sheet for student learning outcomes in the form of multiple-choice tests, and analysed using the paired sample t-test. Based on the results of the analysis, it can be concluded that the use of e-simulation can significantly improve students’ understanding with a sig value. 2 tailed 0.000. E-simulation will continue to be developed by the Physics Education department of FKIP UT in order to improve the quality of learning and provide better quality distance education services.