This research was conducted to find out the effectiveness of learning using online discussion methods pandemic period. The hypothesis proposed in this research is how the effectiveness of learning using online discussion methods pandemic period. Researcher used quantitative descriptive as research method. In collecting the data, researcher used a questionnaire with a nominal scale: Yes / no in total of 17 questionnaire items that have met the validity and reliability tests. The subjects of this research are students who took Introduction of management Subject totaled 14 respondents. Data analysis techniques in this research used categorization. To categorize the measurement results, they were grouped into three (3) categories, namely low, medium, high. The result shows that the effectiveness of learning using online discussion methods in learning in the category of pandemic is quite effective.

This study aims to strengthen the value of character in students. Strengthening the value of characters early on in students is very important because students are the next generation of the nation. Only a generation of good character who can carry out their duties and responsibilities with confidence in the future. Generations that are only smart without good character are likely to abuse their authority. For example, the practice of corruption that occurs in Indonesia is carried out by smart people and highly educated. For this reason, research is carried out as an effort to strengthen character values that focus on the values of disciplined, religious, and Hard-working in Social Studies Learning. This research was an action research study by applying the Talking Stick method in learning. This research was conducted at State Middle School 3 Mentaya Hilir Utara with the subject of the research being seventh-grade students, a total of 27 students. Data collection techniques used the method of observation. The results show that the value of the character of discipline, religious, and hardworking that was originally in the not good category strengthened to be in a good category. The average value of discipline character which was originally 73.62 strengthened to 77.56 means an increase of 3.94; the average value of religious characters, which was originally 74.65, strengthened to 76.75, which means an increase of 2.1; and the average value of the Hard-working character which is originally 69.43 strengthened to 75.68 means an increase of 6.25.