Persepsi Guru PAUD terhadap Pembelajaran Online: Fenomena Masa Pandemi Covid-19

Abstract

This article aims to reveal early childhood teachers' perceptions of online learning. Participants were 19 teachers from 18 early childhood education institutions in 9 provinces of Indonesia provided data from indirect interviews and documentation (photos and videos) for observation. Research conducted for 8 months (August 2020-March 2021) shows that online learning is a learning activity carried out remotely using technological devices, and in the process, the teacher prepares an implementation plan, media, applications, schedules, and learning strategies; The online learning process is not effective to be applied to early childhood because the internet network is less stable, children are less focused on paying attention to teachers, and children are less interested in online learning, therefore, parents have an important role in online learning process for children. The novelty of the research is to examine the perceptions of 19 early childhood teachers as participants in 9 provinces in Indonesia, from the perceptions of early childhood teachers, the advantages and disadvantages of online learning in early childhood are obtained.