Teacher‟s Perspective on the Effectiveness of Online Learning during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Online learning research has garnered widespread interest during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the perspective of elementary and secondary school teachers on online learning is largely unknown. As such, this study sought to ascertain the perspectives of 276 elementary and secondary school teachers on online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia. This study adopted a survey method using an online questionnaire to collect data, which was distributed via Google Forms. A descriptive analysis was performed on the collected data. The findings indicate that teachers in elementary and secondary schools in Indonesia believe their online learning is ineffective during the COVID-19 pandemic. One reason they rated their online learning ineffective during the COVID-19 pandemic is that their inability to adapt to a new culture of online instruction, which could be interpreted as a result of their classes not being prepared online. Therefore, the findings imply that an appropriate online instructional design for online learning must be prepared more comprehensively. Finally, the limitations and suggestions for future research are also discussed. © 2022 by the authors.

Perceptions of Students in Indonesian Higher Education Institutions Regarding Internet Access for Online (Remote) Learning during the COVID-19 Pandemic

While the COVID-19 crisis has sparked renewed interest in online learning research, there are only a few well-documented studies on students' perceptions of Internet access in online (remote) learning. As a result, we adopted a quantitative approach to investigate students' perceptions of Internet access for online (remote) learning in Indonesian higher education institutions during the COVID-19 pandemic. The data were analysed using descriptive statistics and content analysis. The findings indicate that students in Indonesian higher education institutions negatively perceive their experience with online (remote) learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. They are dissatisfied with the poor performance of the Internet as well as the high cost of Internet access. They also have concerns and impediments regarding online (remote) learning. Finally, the current study's implications are discussed, along with some recommendations for future research. © 2022 by the authors.