PROBLEMS OF ONLINE LEARNING DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN GENERATION Z

Abstract

Abstrak: Pandemi Covid-19 secara cepat membawa perubahan dalam berbagai aspek kehidupan manusia termasuk pembelajaran yang dilakukan pada pendidikan formal di Perguruan Tinggi. Mahasiswa pada jenjang S1 adalah generasi Z yang identik dengan teknologi. Namun, berbagai fenomena menunjukkan bahwa mereka juga mengalami problematika dalam pembelajaran daring. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui problematika pembelajaran daring di masa pendemi Covid-19 pada generasi Z. Pendekatan penelitian adalah kuantitatif dengan metode deskriptif. Sampel penelitian sebanyak 70 mahasiswa yang ditetapkan menggunakan purposive sampling. Data dikumpulkan menggunakan angket dan dianalisis dengan menggunakan persentasi dan dideskripsikan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan problematika pembelajaran daring di masa pandemi Covid-19 pada generasi Z meliputi: ketiadaan smartphone (1%), ketiadaan paket data (12%), berbagai permasalahan teknis (11%), tidak menguasai aplikasi (7%), sulit memahami materi (10%), kesulitan dalam mengerjakan tugas (16%), permasalahan waktu perkuliahan (9%), permasalahan terkait metode mengajar dosen (8%), ketidakseriusan dalam mengikuti kuliah (8%), dan mengalami kejenuhan mengikuti perkuliahan daring (18%). Abstract: The Covid-19 pandemic quickly brought about changes in various aspects of human life including learning conducted in formal education in higher education. Students at undergraduate level are generation Z who are synonymous with technology. However, various phenomena show that they also experience problems in online learning. This study aims to find out the problem of online learning in the era of Covid-19 protesters in generation Z. Research approach is quantitative with descriptive methods. A sample of 70 students was determined using purposive sampling. The data was collected using questionnaires and analyzed using percentages and described. The results showed problems of online learning during the Covid-19 pandemic in generation Z including: the absence of smartphones (1%), the absence of data packages (12%), various technical problems (11%), not mastering the application (7%), difficulty understanding the material (10%), difficulty in doing tasks (16%), problems of lecture time (9%), problems related to teaching methods of lecturers (8%), seriousness in attending lectures (8%), and experiencing saturation following lectures online (18%).

Keywords

• problems
• online learning
• generation z
• covid-19 pandemic
• online learning.