Factors Contributing to Student Fortitude in Distance Learning (Descriptive Study at AKPER Giri Satria Husada Wonogiri)

Abstract

Education in the current era is facing global challenges that coincide with the socioeconomic crisis around the world due to the spread of covid-19. This pandemic incident caused like or dislike the implementation of education, which originally had to be carried out face-to-face, to be disrupted because it was feared that it would worsen the transmission and pandemic of Covid-19. The online distance learning policy (online) is a logical choice so that learning can still be implemented. This requires students to have basic skills in the use of technology and information platforms in order to access learning from teachers. This research was conducted with the aim of finding out how far the students were fortitude in carrying out distance learning during the Covid-19 pandemic. This research is categorized as qualitative research in which data is extracted through a questionnaire to students at Akper Giri Satria Husada Wonogiri. The Likert scale was used to collect data from respondents, totaling 133 students. Furthermore, the data were analyzed using descriptive analysis techniques. The results showed that the factors that played a role in student resilience in distance learning during the Covid-19 pandemic were included in the good category, whether it was seen from the knowledge of information technology, facilities and infrastructure, the variety of media and applications used, the benefits of the media and IT-based applications, as well as mastery of lecturers in IT.