Measuring the Effect of Midterm Exam on Final Exam of Online Learning during COVID-19 Pandemic: The Mediating Role of Assignments

This study measures the relationship between midterm exams, assignments, and final exams of online learning on university students during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research subjects were 206 students from six departments at the Faculty of Education, Universitas Negeri Malang. The data was obtained from the database of the Academic Information System of Universitas Negeri Malang. The results showed that the midterm exam had a significant effect on assignments, the midterm exam had a significant effect on the final exam, and the assignments had a significant effect on the final exam. The analysis shows that assignments significantly mediate the effect of the midterm exam on the final exam. © 2022 IEEE.

The Effect of Distance Learning in an Online Learning Framework on Student Learning Independence during the Covid-19 Pandemic

This study aims to determine whether or not distance learning affects the independence of students during a pandemic to reduce the spread of the Covid-19 virus in Indonesia which uses quantitative research. The subjects of this study were upper-class elementary school students in the coastal and mountainous areas of Malang Regency, Indonesia. Data collection using a questionnaire instrument which analysis with descriptive data analysis and regression with IBM SPSS Statistic 20. The result of this study shows that there is a significant effect of distance learning on the learning independence of students in public elementary schools in the coastal and mountainous areas of Malang Regency, Indonesia. © 2020 IEEE.