Examining the e-learning attitudes of Indonesian students during the COVID-19 pandemic

Irwanto Irwanto

Department of Chemistry Education, Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia.

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5842-5931

Ucu Cahyana

Department of Chemistry Education, Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia.

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7401-1069

Ni Putu Sri Ayuni

Department of Chemistry, Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha, Bali, Indonesia.

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2722-0604

DOI: https://doi.org/10.20448/jeelr.v11i1.5290

Keywords: Attitudes, Attitudes toward e-learning, COVID-19 outbreak, Indonesia, Online learning, Undergraduate students.


Abstract

The COVID-19 epidemic has impacted higher education institutions across the country by switching traditional teaching practices to online learning. The attitudes of students towards e-learning are essential to research in order to determine the extent to which successful implementation of online learning. Thus, this research aims to evaluate the attitudes of Indonesian students towards e-learning throughout the pandemic. The study adopted a quantitative research approach through a survey questionnaire. The attitude of students was evaluated using the attitude scale towards e-learning. The questionnaire comprised 20 items assessing students’ attitudes towards remote learning. A questionnaire was distributed to 342 (255 female and 87 male) undergraduate students who took online courses at an Indonesian state university. The statistical analyses including descriptive statistics, t-tests and one-way ANOVA were used in the present study. The results suggested that students’ e-learning attitudes tend to be neutral. The t-test and ANOVA indicated that there was no statistically significant gap in students’ attitudes with respect to gender, daily internet usage time or level of COVID-19. Meanwhile, age, study year and personal computer ownership exerted a statistically significant impact on e-learning attitudes. Teachers can better prepare for the adoption of online learning during COVID-19 and beyond by using the valuable insights provided by the findings.

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