Nidia Faradis, 2021, Kemandirian Belajar Siswa dalam Pembelajaran Menulis Online di Masa Pandemi Covid-19 (Studi pada Mahasiswa Jurusan Bahasa Inggris IAIN Bengkulu). Kemudian, penggunaan platform e-learning sebagai media belajar mandiri pada kelas menulis online berdampak pada kemandirian belajar siswa di masa pandemi Covid-19. Nidia Faradis, 2021, Kemandirian Belajar Siswa di Kelas Menulis Online Pada Masa Pandemi Covid-19 (Studi pada Mahasiswa Jurusan Bahasa Inggris di Iain Bengkulu).
INTRODUCTION
- Background of the Study
- Problem Statement
- Research Questions
- Limitation of the Research
- Objectives of the Research
- Significance of the Research
- Operational Definitions
Students' learning independence is an aspect that is very important to support the effectiveness of learning activities. What is the impact of using e-learning platforms as online learning media on students' learning independence during the Covid-19 pandemic at IAIN Bengkulu. To determine the impact of using e-learning platforms as online learning media on students' learning independence during the Covid-19 pandemic at IAIN Bengkulu.
THEORETICAL REVIEW
Literature Review
- Learning Independence
- Writing
- The Covid-19 Pandemic
- Online Learning
It is crucial to be formulated as an effort to achieve meaningful learning outcomes in the COVID-19 pandemic. The situation requires all citizens to take precautions so that the COVID-19 does not spread more widely. Howlett (2009) defined online learning as “the use of electronic technology and media to deliver, support and enhance both learning and teaching and involves communication between learners and teachers using online content”.
Previous Studies
A more complete statement regarding the students' interview responses can be seen in Appendix I. The use of e-learning platforms has an impact on the learning independence of students in class 5E at the English Education Study Program IAIN Bengkulu. However, the obstacles faced by the students in Class 5E of the English Education Program IAIN Bengkulu also had a positive impact. Therefore, the use of e-learning platform services in the online writing lessons has a significant impact on the learning independence of 5E grade students at the English education program IAIN Bengkulu.
Theoretical Framework
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
- Research Design
- Setting of the Research
- Respondents of the Research
- Research Instrument
- Data Collecting Technique
- Trustworthiness of the Data
- Techniques of Data Analysis
- Researech Procedures and Timeline
The e-learning platform services used by students of class 5E of English education program IAIN Bengkulu in the writing class were Google Classroom, Zoom Meeting and WhatsApp as supporting media. Class 5E students of the English education study program IAIN Bengkulu are also unable to study face-to-face with their classmates due to circumstances. Using the e-learning platform has several good and bad consequences for the independent learning of students of class 5E of the IAIN Bengkulu English Education Study Program during online writing classes.
FINDING AND DISCUSSION
Findings
Before conducting the interview, the researcher asked for permission from the teacher of the Advanced Writing course in class 5E of the English education program IAIN Bengkulu. However, the students in Class 5E of the English Education Study Program at IAIN Bengkulu responded to this in different ways, one of which was to find solutions to deal with these obstacles. This statement is based on one of the respondents' interview answers, a more complete statement regarding the students' interview answers can be seen in Appendix I.
There were also interview responses from other students, which showed that IAIN Bengkulu English Education Study Program Grade 5E students were able to manage their time quite well. However, not all students who were selected by the researcher as interviewees from the 5E class of IAIN Bengkulu English Education Study Program can manage their time well. This can be evidenced in the interview data which can be seen in Appendix I. The students of class 5E of IAIN Bengkulu English Education Study Program responded to this in different ways, one of the ways is to be careful about don't be affected by the behavior of friends when there are friends who are lazy in studies or in conclusion. the tasks given by the teacher.
In Class 5E of the English Education Study Program IAIN Bengkulu, students, especially in the writing class, have also benefited from the e-learning platform services mentioned above. The teacher of writing courses in class 5E of the English Education Study Program IAIN Bengkulu distributed teaching materials to students through these applications. The use of e-learning platforms affects the learning independence of students in Class 5E of the English Education Study Program IAIN Bengkulu.
In addition to having a positive impact on the learning independence of Class 5E students of the English Education Study Program IAIN Bengkulu, the use of e-learning platform services in online learning also has a negative impact.
Discussion
Class 5E students of the English Education degree program at IAIN Bengkulu could not overcome their problems without the involvement of other people when they had difficulties in independent learning in their writing class. The bad influence felt by the 5th grade students of IAIN Bengkulu English Education Study Program from using the e-learning platform as a learning medium is that they are easily distracted by other things. Grade 5 students in IAIN Bengkulu's English Education degree program consider the barriers they face in doing independent learning activities in online writing classes in the same way they rely on friends and rely on the Internet.
Grade 5E students of IAIN Bengkulu English Education Study Program overcome the obstacles they face in different ways, namely: (1) Repetition of learning materials relying on the Internet regarding signal obstacles, (2) Discussion and cooperation with friends regarding difficulties in understanding material and difficulties in completing tasks, (3) managing time as best as possible in relation to deadlines for collection of tasks, and (4) strengthening to avoid the influence of badly given by classmates. Most of the 5E students of IAIN Bengkulu English Education Study Program are not easily influenced by the bad things given by their classmates, which are part of the obstacles they have to face in their learning activities. independent. Class 5E students of the English Education Study Program at IAIN Bengkulu also involve other people in solving the difficulties they face when studying in the online writing class.
The researcher concludes that the students in Class 5E of English Education Study Program at IAIN Bengkulu do not have independent learning because they only meet 2 of the 7 characteristics of being independent in learning. The use of the e-learning platform as an independent learning medium in the online writing classes has a significant impact on the learning independence of the 5E class students of the English Education Study Program at IAIN Bengkulu. The use of the e-learning platform in independent learning has several good and bad effects, which also result in various good and bad things on the learning independence of students in Class 5E English Education Study Program IAIN Bengkulu.
An online course on writing during the Covid-19 pandemic in the form of screenshots of WhatsApp messages.
CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION
Conclusion
This shows that they lack the ability to be creative, innovative and critical in overcoming problems. In addition, we have divided the obstacles faced by students in the implementation of independent learning activities in the lessons of writing lessons into several obstacles. This is also a result of the difficult access to Internet signals, as a result of which the lecturer's voice suddenly stops while explaining the learning material through the e-learning platform during the course of online learning.
The teacher's voice also often falters when explaining the subject matter, making it sound unclear, and the subject matter is also difficult to understand. Third, students receive too many assignments from teachers, which prevents students from managing and managing their time as effectively as possible. Fourth, there is sometimes a feeling of laziness in learning and procrastination in completing assignments due to bad influences from classmates.
They also have a poor sense of responsibility, discipline and hard work, although these are important things in independent learning. They are unable to properly handle the problems they face during the independent study in the online writing class.
Suggestions
Usually the lecturers deliver the material via google meet and we are usually absent via whatsapp, but there are indeed some obstacles and limitations in the process of online teaching and learning.” In my opinion, learning to write online is not optimal because there are some materials that I do not understand.” During the online process, students are required to be more active in teaching and learning activities, but the negative effect is that some students really need direct guiding the lecturer so that they can absorb the material.
So far, for the teaching materials given by the lecturers, there are powerpoints, journals and some are given live during our Zoom meeting. Another impact is that when I lose my signal during the learning process through Google Meet, there are some materials that cannot be received clearly." There are many negative impacts, one of the impacts is that the material we are looking for does not match the RPS sheet given by the lecturer or even the tasks given are not compatible with the teaching material we study.".
The good effect is that there are some friends with whom we can discuss the material that I don't understand, which makes the material easier to understand, and the bad effect is that there are friends who just want to see the results without participating in the discussion. , I think this is only useful for one customer”. There are positive and negative impacts, the positive impact is that we can exchange ideas and sometimes work together on tasks. A positive influence is having friends who share learning materials, such as links to educational journals or e-book exchanges.
How do you feel when you find that there are differences with your classmates in terms of the results of the tasks you completed or even the teaching materials in the writing class?". In addition, there are many other tasks that have piled up so that I forget to do the task. Sometimes there are lecturers who do not tolerate me if I do not complete the assignment or even finish it late, so that the results of my assignment become messy".
