| dc.description.abstract | This study aims to discover problems or learning challenges and also the strategies in writing 4 class during distance learning in the covid19 pandemic era. The focusing points explored in this research are the challenges or difficulties that the students face in writing 4 class, how the advantages of distance learning and the application of ICT in learning in terms of providing convenience or reducing problems faced by writing 4 class students. The researcher assumes there should be different things because the application of online classes certainly has its own dynamics situation than offline.
This research used qualitative method by describing each result. The questionnaire is the first part of this research. There are 28 questions in the form of statements given along with the Likert scale as a way of answering. Later on, there was an interview session consisting of 11 questions. The 11 questions were addressed to 4 participants who were selected from 50 participants who had previously received a questionnaire.
There are four research variables in this study, all of these variables have been distributed into the instruments used both in the questionnaire and interview. 50 students from various writing 4 classes have been selected as research subjects because they have the task of writing scientific journal articles which is a fairly high level and also complicated. All research activities were carried out through online platform.
The study found that the participants did not have any significant problems with their writing process. This is proven by the mean value of the writing difficulty variable which gets a neutral or medium value. Then, the application of the distance learning pattern followed by the application of online-based learning which tends to individual learning gets a pretty good mean score. At least the value is one step better than the previous variable. However, there are two points that need to be noted. The first, the participants feel very helpful with online learning, but they still could not make distance learning as the main method. Secondly, the use of ICT for the participants is already at a good level, but they still complain about the uneven availability of the internet in all places. So, the flexibility in distance learning is actually not fulfilled. As the conclusion, there are still many aspects that need to be improved for getting better quality in online learning.
Key Words: Distance Learning, Writing Process, Online Learning, Writing Problem | en_US |
