YouTube and Learning Media During COVID-19: A Case Study on Primary School Education

Abstract

COVID-19 has an impact on all aspects of life, including education and learning. To ensure that teaching and learning activities continue to run well, teachers are required to master learning media that support online learning. One of the learning media used online is YouTube. Besides being easy to reach, there are currently many learning materials available on YouTube. But the problem is how effective YouTube is as a learning medium, especially for elementary school children. This type of research is qualitative research using a case study approach. The data collection methods used in this study were interviews, questionnaires and documentation. The goal in this study is to explore and find out the effectiveness of YouTube as a learning medium for PAI during the Covid-19 pandemic for elementary school level children. The results of the study showed; (1) Aspect of usefulness, in terms of the usefulness of YouTube, it is said to be effective because it can be used as a learning resource that can support the learning process; (2) Aspect of YouTube accuracy is the right learning media solution so that learning can still run well even during the Covid-19 pandemic; (3) Aspect of the scope of YouTube services is very supportive as a learning medium, especially for PAI learning during the Covid-19 pandemic.