Impact of Covid 19 on Education
Conditions like today, that
the world is being rocked by the coronavirus or covid-19 pandemic, the pattern
of life has changed from usual, including education. According to data from the
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), at
least 290.5 million students worldwide have disrupted learning activities due
to school closures (Agus Purwanto, et al, 2020). In this case, the Indonesian
government has taken a policy that all activities in education are closed and
switched to distance learning using online technology, which is commonly
referred to as online.
With the switch to online
learning, it can have a positive or negative impact. Positive impact on
students, namely being an effective alternative to refreshing traditional
teaching methods, listening to lectures in a boring classroom.
The impact that is directly felt by parents,
students and teachers by switching online learning:
Impact on parents
The
obstacle felt by parents is the increase in spending costs to buy internet
quota for the sake of the continuity of online-based classes.
Furthermore,
technical obstacles in the implementation of learning. For the most part,
students are accustomed to face-to-face learning, being in a classroom. These
habits, affect the readiness of students in the learning transition that
switches through online. With such conditions, the role of parents is very
important in the learning process, to accompany their children in learning. For
students who are still in grades 1-3 of Elementary School, for example, parents
must take the time to accompany their children to study, thus consuming time
and adding work for parents.
Impact on students
The obstacle faced by
students is that students do not yet have a culture of distance learning.
Students The obstacle faced by students is that students need time to learn the
culture of learning remotely. In addition, students are also constrained by
adequate infrastructure at home. Because this facility is very important as a
means of student learning.
The
next obstacle to students is boredom in learning caused by too many tasks given
without any interaction and emotional closeness to teachers and other friends.
Impact on teachers
Not all teachers can apply
online learning media well. Especially for teachers who are seniors and who are
no longer young. Teacher competence in delivering material is the main thing so
that the quality of learning takes place well. Proficient in operating
technology is a necessity for an educator, so that the material is conveyed and
absorbed well by students.
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