Students' Perception towards e-learning during COVID-19 Pandemic in Indonesia

The study explores university students' perceptions of e-learning in the context of the ongoing COVID-19 epidemic. The study finds that students prefer e-learning because it enables them to connect with their lecturers and fellow students and engage with their study materials at their leisure, and with the freedom to choose their preferred location and time. One of the key reason students choose e-learning is the ease with which they may obtain study resources. The research methods used with a quantitative model, where the sample tested represented the student of 1137 respondents from 43 universities in Indonesia. The study's findings show the weakness of e-learning is that the majority of respondents responded in turn to interaction with lecturers (52,7%). The study also identified that the majority of respondents have a moderate mastery of technology, 1038 individuals (77.6%), while the remainder has poor knowledge of technology, as many as 52 people (3.9%). According to the study, e-learning technology enables quick access to information, which results in students developing a favorable attitude toward it based on its utility, self-efficacy, the convenience of use, and student behavior related to e-learning. The study verifies the utility of e-learning by demonstrating how it enables students to study from any geographical location, which is not achievable with face-to-face instruction.

本研究旨在探讨新冠疫情背景下大学生对电子学习（e-learning）的认知情况。研究表明，学生偏好电子学习的原因在于，其可支持学生与讲师及同窗建立沟通联系，并能让学生自主安排学习节奏、自由选择学习地点与时段。学生选择电子学习的核心动因之一，是能够便捷获取各类学习资源。本研究采用定量研究模型作为研究方法，样本涵盖印度尼西亚43所高校的1137名学生受访者。研究结果显示，电子学习存在的短板在于，多数受访者（占比52.7%）反馈与讲师的互动存在不足。此外，研究还发现多数受访者的技术掌握程度处于中等水平，共计1038人，占比77.6%；剩余52人（占比3.9%）的技术知识储备较为匮乏。研究表明，电子学习技术可实现信息的快速获取，这使得学生基于电子学习的实用性、自我效能感、使用便捷性以及自身与电子学习相关的学习行为，对其形成了积极态度。本研究通过验证电子学习可支持学生跨地理区域开展学习（这是面对面教学无法实现的），证实了电子学习的应用价值。