COLLEGE STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION ON OFFLINE VERSUS ONLINE LEARNING IN THE TIME OF PANDEMIC A QUANTITATIVE DESCRIPTIVE STUDY IN UNIVERSITAS PEKALONGAN

Abstract

The spread of Covid-19 to Indonesia caused a change in learning at the University by switching from offline learning to online learning. This study aimed to determine college students' perceptions of their experiences in attending lectures during the pandemic with two different methods, those are offline at the beginning of the pandemic and online at a later time during the pandemic. The study used a quantitative descriptive method by conducting a survey of 369 active student respondents from all faculties at universitas Pekalongan, both male and female, and had attended offline and online lectures during the pandemic. The data obtained were processed quantitatively by using a percentage format to show the comparison of student perceptions on offline and online lectures. The results show that in general, Universitas Pekalongan students prefer to take lectures offline than online. Offline courses are considered more comfortable and meet their needs in understanding the material. They also feel more able to perform at their best when learning offline, and are more challenged to compete in academic grades with their classmates. Students' willingness to study independently outside of class hours also decreased during the online lecture period