CHAPTER IV: FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION
2. Students’perception of the online media used by teacher in
2. Students’ perception of the online media used by teacher in learning
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S3 : Yes, the media is very helpful. Learning media can be used as a tool to smooth the course of teaching and learning activities so that learning objectives can be achieved properly. Each subject has varying levels of difficulty. There are learning materials that do not require tools but there are subject matter that are very difficult so that they require tools because they have high levels of difficulty so that they require processing and are digested by students. Therefore, the media plays an important role in the teaching and learning process so that students understand better the learning material and do not feel bored.
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S10 : Yes, the media helps me in understanding the subject. Given the current condition, namely Covid-19, I am able to continue to take subjects as usual.
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S11 : Media is very helpful, learning media is a tool that can help teachers in the teaching and learning process and functions to help convey messages to students so that they can achieve educational goals and student learning outcomes are better so that students can understand the subjects easily.
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S4 : Yes, I think that media is very helpful for teachers to make students understand more about the material that has been given.
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S13 : Yes, because the media really helps me in understanding about learning.
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S14 : Yes, the media helps me understand the subject, because with the media I can see many new things which I didn't know before.
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S15 : I think the media really helps me in understanding learning, such as adding to my insight about things I don't know and I don't know the answers to on Google or Youtube or on other sites.
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S17: Yes, there are several media that help me understand learning during a pandemic like this or online. Which I do not understand If it is only writing or as if it were given notes or material. I don't understand if it's like that.
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S18 : Learning media is very helpful because it makes it easier for me to facilitate or facilitate learning and can be another reference.
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S16 : Yes, very helpful because the media helped me understand the material provided by the teacher.
Based on the extracts above about “Do the media help you understand the lesson?” and the students answered the question with the word very helpful, which means that greatly helped by the presence of media, students can also add insight and various kinds of references through the media used by teacher.
2) Increase students’ motivation and interest in the learning
Psychologist define motivation as an internal process (from within a person) that activates, guides and maintains behavior over a period of time. (Baron, 1992;Schunk, 1990 dalam Nur, 2003:2) in Sari (2016). Motivated learning is essentially learning that is in accordance with the students’ needs, encouragement, motivates and interests.
Hamalik in Sulastri (2020) argues that the use of media in the teaching learning process can generate new desires and interest, generate motivation and stimulation of learning activities, and even bring psychological influences on students. This is shown in the following extracts:
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S20 : Yes, the media helps me understand the lesson.
Based on the extracts above, the researcher found that S2 stated that students were motivated to learn to the presence of media, the media could stimulate students to thinking analytically.
Whereas S3 stated that the media help students in increasing students’ interest in learning and the media also makes students more active so that students achieve more.
3) Learning is more interesting, fun, relaxed and not boring
The teaching and learning process is the most important thing, because this process determines the learning objectives will be achieved or not achieved. To embody this, it requires the carefulness and creativity of the teacher by designing a learning model using various learning media so that students feel enjoy and Extract 15
S3 : Yes, media learning has a good effect because the use of media can increase students’ interest in learning and learning activity so that student learning achievement will increase.
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S2 : Yes, in my opinion the media really helps me in understanding the subject because it can be increase students' motivation, provide variety, stimulate students to think analytically in a fun atmosphere and learning media also helps in understanding the material systematically.
fit the presentation delivered by the teacher without feeling bored and constrained. This is shown in the following extracts:
Based on the extracts above, when asked by the researcher, several students answered that learning to use media were interesting, fun, relaxing and not boring. S3 stated that the media is a Extract 16
S3 : Yes, the media is very helpful. Learning media can be used as a tool to smooth the course of teaching and learning activities so that learning objectives can be achieved properly. Each subject has varying levels of difficulty. There are learning materials that do not require tools but there are subject matter that are very difficult so that they require tools because they have high levels of difficulty so that they require processing and are digested by students. Therefore, the media plays an important role in the teaching and learning process so that students understand better the learning material and do not feel bored.
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S16 : Yes, because we learn to be more relaxed.
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S13 : My opinion or thoughts about online learning are interesting and fun, but over time it becomes boring because I can't meet with friends and teachers, besides that I also don't understand the material that my teacher delivers, so that there are assignments sometimes I find it difficult to do it.
tool to facilitate teaching and learning process. The media also plays an important role for students, so that students can understand the learning material and students don’t feel bored when receiving the material provided by the teacher. S13 stated that online learning is interesting and fun. S16 stated that learning to use media can make us more relaxed.
4) Prevend and decide the spread of Covid-19
Reducing the spread is the most realistic strategy to reduce the death rate from covid-19 infection. With learning using online media (online learning) it can prevent and stop the spread of covid- 19. Learning can run as it should without having to crowd or gather in the class. This is shown in the following extracts:
Based on the extracts above, S19 and S20 stated that online learning media really help us in preventing covid-19.
Learning should be carried out in their respective homes so that the Extract 19
S19 : Online learning is a lesson that is carried out in our respective homes to prevent the spread of the corona virus.
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S20 : Online learning services is studying at home to break the covid- 19.
death ratecaused by the covid-19 virus decreases and we can carry out the teaching learning process as before.
5) Effective, efficient and saving time
Online media as a complement to distance becomes close, the communication pattern changes between delivery of material, learning between students and teachers, students and lecturers can learn through online media because the presence of online media is easier, more efficient , effective, saving time and etc. This is shown in the following extracts:
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S2 : Yes, in my opinion online learning is effective, efficient and saving time. However, sometimes I am a little constrained when sending assignments or notes to the teacher because of the unstable network. And sometimes the storage on my handphone is full so it's hard to send.
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S3 : Yes, the use of online learning media is already effective, efficient and saving time. Can be done anytime and anywhere. Practical, fast and for teachers to make videos on YouTube, they can explain several times until they really understand. However, there are those who usually spend time with students such as slow networks and deep communication. For example, if there is an assignment or daily test that is given a deadline, something is not good or feels wrong, when contacting a sick teacher to clarify the teacher is sometimes slow to respond to assignments or daily tests must be completed immediately. And also a signal is sometimes added.
slow and scrutinize our patience.
Based on the extracts above, S2,S3,S6,S9,S11,S14 and S20 stated that online learning is very effective, efficient and saving time. They can doing assignment anytime and anywhere, Extract 24
S9 : In my opinion, online learning is saving time because it is not like the clocks that are usually used during direct learning at school.
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S11 : The use of online learning media is effective, efficient and saving time but there are several problems, such as a signal, sometimes when we want to send a network assignment the network is slow or cannot be delivered, so if we want to send the assignment it is too late.
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S14 : Yes, the use of online learning media in my opinion is effective, efficient and also saving time, but sometimes there are also obstacles that usually occur when we want to listen to the material presented, such as a network that is usually less stable.
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S20 : Yes, online learning is very effective and saving time.
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S6 : The use of online learning media is effective, efficient and saving time but disruptions such as networks and quotas often occur.
time of learning when online learning is shorter than offline learning, so students have more time to rest and gather with family.
b. Negative perceptions
1) lack of understanding or difficulty in understanding the material and doing the assignment given by the teacher
The researcher found the students’ negative perception of the online media used by teacher in learning English. Those perceptions were lack of understanding or difficulty in understanding the material and doing the assignment given by the teacher. This is shown in the following extracts:
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S6 : In my opinion, the use of online learning media does not have a good influence on the progress of the teaching and learning process because in my opinion, as long as I learn to teach, I don't understand the material and also don't have a place to ask if there is material that cannot be applied.
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S5 : At the beginning, I thought online learning was interesting and we could relax at home and get together with our family. But over time learning online becomes boring because we can't meet friends, can't exchange ideas and can't understand and ask the teacher more clearly.
Based on the extracts above, S5 stated that online learning using media can make us more able to relax at home, but he doesn’t understand the material taught by the teacher and he is confused when the material is unclear, must be ask with who. Meanwhile, S6 stated that online learning media doesn’t have a good effect on the learning and teaching process because students don’t understand about the material that has been explained and S7 stated that online learning is bad because it is difficult to answer the question.
2) Students feel bored and think learning is less fun
The researcher found the students’ negative perception of the online media used by teacher in learning English. Students feel bored and think learning is less fun because the teacher is not creative in applying online media when teaching. This is also one of the reason for not digesting the learning material properly and making the learning situation fail during a pandemic like this. This is shown in the following extracts:
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S7 : In my opinion, online learning has two things. Good and bad. First, it's great. Time is very fast for other activities such as sleeping, mopping, organizing, and helping parents look after the shop.
Second, it's bad. I don’t understand and it is difficult to understand the explanation online because if there is a question it is difficult to answer and practice it directly.
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S5 : At the beginning, I thought online learning was interesting and we could relax at home and get together with our family. But over time learning online becomes boring because we can't meet friends, can't exchange ideas and can't understand and ask the teacher more clearly.
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S8 : In my opinion, online learning is not less fun because we not learn directly like in ordinary schools.
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S11 : My thoughts about online learning at this time are online learning which was initially very fun but gradually became very boring because I could not meet with friends and teachers, besides that sometimes parents also complained about the quota costs that had to be spent for learning , not to mention that there is no place to ask questions when it is difficult to do the assigned tasks.
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S6 : My thoughts about online lessons at this time are online learning which was initially very fun but gradually became very boring because I could not meet with friends and teachers besides that sometimes parents also complained because the quota costs that had to be spent on learning were not again there is no place to ask when it is difficult to do the assigned assignments.
Based on the extracts above, S5, S6 and S11 stated that learning using online media (online learning) is very boring because they find it difficult to meet their friends and even their teachers. Even though in the offline learning condition, it’s very easy for them to meet with their friends to discuss assignment and they are also easy to solve question that are considered difficult with the teachers.
3) Ineffective, inefficient and not saving time
The researcher found the students’ negative perception of the online media used by teacher in learning English. In learning, the teaching process often runs and is ineffective. A lot of time, energy and costs are wasted while learning goals cannot be achieved, even noise occurs in communication between teachers and students.
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S1 : In my opinion, online learning is less effective but efficient and saving time because most students do not understand the material because there are teachers who give us materials and assignments without explanation.
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S12 : In my opinion, the use of online learning media is currently effective and saving time but less efficient, why? Because the existence of this minimal resource has not yet provided maximum results for students.
Based on the extracts above, S1 and S12 stated that learning using online media (online learning) is efficient and saving time but Extract 37
S13 : No, because sometimes the quota is limited and the network has problems that take up a lot of time and become ineffective and inefficient.
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S15 : In my opinion, it is because in online learning 3 subjects only reach 12 o'clock, whereas offline learning for 4 subjects is 4 o'clock so in my opinion it saving time but is less efficient because time makes the teacher explain too fast and does not match.
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S17 : Yes, it is very inefficient and ineffective because learning is not like school, it is not on schedule, many students are negligent maybe like me too. Too oversimplify assignments, take teachers too easily because they are good. Then the teacher also finds it difficult to understand students, so in my opinion this is less efficient but if it is a time-saving problem maybe this is because the learning is shorter but not efficient.
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S18 : In my opinion, the use of online learning media is very effective and timely because it can be accessed anytime and anywhere. But it is less efficient because students tend to procrastinate,
especially me.
ineffective because there are some teachers who only give assignments without explaining the material before. S13 stated that online learning is ineffective, inefficient and doesn’t saving time to an unstable network that makes online learning ineffective, inefficient and not saving time. S15 stated that online learning is saving time but less efficient because the teacher is too fast in explaining the material, so that it makes students confused about understanding the material. S17 stated that online learning is very inefficient and ineffective because online learning is not like offline learning, students tend to find it difficult to understand the material that has been given. S18 stated that online learning is less efficient because students tend to delay doing the assignments given by the teacher.
4) There is no cost to buy quota
One of the obstacles in online learning during the covid-19 pandemic was the burden of buying quota. Online learning requires a large quota and this is very burden some for students. Moreover during the covid-19 this also had a major impact on all aspects of life, including the economy. Just imagine a family affected by lay off, will experience economic difficulties. In additional their children who go to school have to take online lessons at a cost of buying a quota which is quite expensive. This is one obstacles for
students when doing online learning. This is shown in the following extracts:
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S3 : Online learning or online learning is a teaching and learning process that utilizes the internet and digital media in delivering material. For now, online learning is very important during the Covid 19 pandemic. In current conditions it is not possible to learn face-to- face, our efforts are to break the chain of spreading the spread of Covid 19 and technology plays an important role in carrying out the online learning process such as handphone, laptops and others. But there are still some students who don't have all of that because they don't have enough money to buy them because of a pandemic like this, many people are experiencing an economic crisis. Many people have experienced layoffs and there are still many other complaints seen by students such as the absence of fees to buy quotas, as we know without a quota we cannot connect to the internet and are very much needed in online learning like now. In addition, there were some students who complained that they did not understand if they were only given material without explanation and gave a lot of assignments. So that over time students will feel bored plus not being able to meet friends at school.
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S6 : My thoughts about online lessons at this time are online learning which was initially very fun but gradually became very boring because I could not meet with friends and teachers besides that sometimes parents also complained because the quota costs that had to be spent on learning were not again there is no place to ask when it is difficult to do the assigned assignments.
Based on the extracts above, S3, S6 and S11 stated that the average of parents need money to buy a quota because the lack income of parents, especially during a pandemic like this, many people have been laid off, even traders have complained about declining profits plus children those who need a quota to study online like it or not, parents have to meet it so their children can attend the lesson.
5) Unstable network (network constrains)
This is of course a challenge in itself for educational institutions that are not accustomed to implementing the learning process online, coupled with areas that have limited or even unavailable internet network access, making these applications inaccessible and hindering the online learning process. This is shown in the following extracts:
S11 : My thoughts about online learning at this time are online learning which was initially very fun but gradually became very boring because I could not meet with friends and teachers, besides that sometimes parents also complained about the quota costs that had to be spent for learning , not to mention that there is no place to ask questions when it is difficult to do the assigned tasks.