The Negative Impacts of Online Learning during Covid-19 Pandemic

THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF ONLINE LEARNING DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC Written By : Gladys B. Pakpahan Ivanna C.Pardosi Rica S. Siburian Vania N.Silalahi

Covid-19 is a contagious disease and comes from a new type of virus, namely the coronavirus group. Covid-19 is a serious disease that has hit the whole world, the spread of covid 19 can be through the sprinkling of the nose or mouth of an infected person (World Health Organization, 2020).

Covid-19 Pandemic leads all the schools to do online learning in order to stop the spread of the virus. Learning from home requires students to be active so that the teaching and learning process can run well, but in fact, there are many negative impacts that are felt from this online learning.

This book will discuss the negative impact of online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic

First, online learning makes the students become more passive and not creative. online learning makes students less motivated because Google will direct students to find out the answers easily without having to think for themselves. The wrong use of Google by students can make students lazy so that they delay learning because they will easily get answers by accessing Google.

Moreover, the teacher or lecturer only provides a brief explanation by providing a video from Youtube which will be watched by independent students,and then asking students to do assignments without opening a discussion or question and answer session

Second, Online learning makes the student feeling more anxious or stressed.The changing education system from offline learning to online learning makes the students be shocked. The atmosphere of staying at home is totally different from their class. In their class, they can meet their friend, discuss the lesson together, and support each other. Meanwhile, they don’t get those positive vibes in their home. They just study alone, do not know what to do, and do not know whom to be asked.

Moreover, a lot of assignments with the rigid deadline that are given by the teacher will make the student more stressed because they do not get much explanation from the teacher that leads them to the difficulties in doing their assignments

Third, Online learning depends to the technology such as devices and internet data that suddenly can have any trouble and will impacts the online learning. ​Onlinе lеаrning is generally tесhnоlоgу dереndеnt. Technology can be utilized in long distance teaching and learning process. Online learning needs several support of device such as smartphone, laptop, computer that can access information anytime and anywhere (Gikas& Grant, 2013).

Many students prove that smartphone and laptop can be used for online classes using learning application Astuti & Febrian (2019) adds that online learning requires internet access that can help students to accessmaterial such as videos, module, and discussion forum with other students or teachers. During online learning students may have trouble with the signal or internet access, when it occurs they may have difficulties for collect their assignment or difficulties during the exams (Handarini&Wulandari, 2020). Therefore students need to provide devices and good internet access during online learning

In Conclusion Covid-19 Pandemic leads all the schools to do online learning in order to stop the spread of the virus. There are several negative impacts of online learning : Online learning makes the student feeling more anxious or stressed, Online learning makes the students become more passive and not creative, Online learning depends to the technology such as devices and internet data that suddenly can have any trouble and will impacts the online learning creative

References Anugrahana, Andri. (2020). Hambatan, SolusidanHarapan: Pembelajaran Daring SelamaMasaPandemi Covid-19 Oleh Guru SekolahDasar. Retrieved from: https://ejournal.uksw.edu/scholaria/article/view/4033/1527 Handarini,O.I.,&Wulandari, S.S. 2020).Pembelajaran Daring SebagaiUpaya Study From Home (SFH) SelamaPandemi Covid 19. Jurnal Pendidikan AdministrasiPerkantoran (JPAP), 8(3) pg.496-502 World Health Organization. (2020). Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Advice For The Public: Myth Busters. Retrieved from: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus- 2019/advice-for-public/myth-busters

Image Sources http://sakersomu.blogspot.com/2016/07/langkah-langkah-menulis-paragraf.html https://janethes.com/pendidikan-anak/waspadai-dampak-buruk-anak-terlalu-lama- belajar/ http://clipart-library.com/stress-student-cliparts.html https://www.freepik.com/premium-vector/cartoon-cute-coronavirus-covid-19- woman-working- home_7424145.htm?epik=dj0yJnU9R0VwdVRHcm1VSEtad0tOYkd5QktyY3pJTHA0LW RmS0cmcD0wJm49cHNtQ1ZvNHRnOHdJZVVLNzJZT3FOdyZ0PUFBQUFBR0NEeG5F https://www.pngegg.com/id/png-fprux https://pngtree.com/freepng/girl-wearing-medical-mask-to-prevent- coronavirus_5343091.html https://pin.it/6ZcEEJo https://pngtree.com/freepng/graduate-illustrator_2850762.html https://www.kompasiana.com/ayashofia/5eaee1d6097f361d6d5ef452/ketidaksiapan -pelaksanaan-online-learning-di-masa-pandemi?page=all https://kunciberita.com/solusi-belajar-online/