Learning loss experience and control motive by Zillennial generation in Indonesia

Abstract

<span lang="EN-US">The development of the COVID-19 situation in Indonesia affected particularly education sector in Indonesia significantly when learning loss occurs. The majority of students forced to attend online learning during the pandemic era are Generation Z (Gen Z). Gen Z is viewed as a digital natives group that can adapt quickly to online learning, but independent online learning situations make Gen Z vulnerable to experiencing learning loss. It will be interesting to find out the process of controlling learning loss done by Gen Z as digital natives. This research used a qualitative method with a phenomenological approach. The main informant consisted of 32 students selected purposively with the criteria of those born in 2000-2008. Few in-depth interviews were conducted offline and the majority of them are conducted online. The finding of research shows particularly that the experience of Zillennial generation group (cohort) with online learning before the pandemic (Because-motives) and during the pandemic can equip them to control learning loss they feel conscious (In-order-to-motive). </span><span lang="EN-US">Another finding leads to the creation of three Gen Z <em>Typication</em>s in online learning during the pandemic time including inconsistent, proactive, learning independence, and desperation <em>Typication</em>. Generation Z group exists as one generation consciously experiencing loss of learning during pandemic incidence. </span>

Assessing Self-Reliance among Generation Z in Junior High School: An Analysis Using Rasch Model

“…Almost a half of sample (45%) hesitate about "how student activities outside of school is filled by academic-related matters". This can be influenced by generation Z students who tend to spend their free time traveling (Damanik et al, 2023), playing mobile game (Ankara & Baykal, 2022), sharing their contents about food and place in social media (Orea-Giner & Fusté-Forné, 2023) and also the habit of using gadget as their daily routine activities (Natsir et al, 2022) especially when they acquired learning loss experience during pandemic Covid-19 so they need to do every school activity in online (Parahita et al, 2023).…”

“…Generation Z or called "internet generation term (Ozkan & Solmaz, 2015) is an object that easily conducts in bullying activities especially in cyberbullying (Tamrin et al, 2022). Furthermore, they also have some abilities such as critized the environment explicitly (Wee, 2019), support sustainibility (Orea-Giner & Fusté-Forné, 2023;Pinho & Gomes, 2023), and proficient in digitalization (Parahita et al, 2023). These abilities of Gen Z can affect their future career and how they decide to involve in sustainibility development program.…”

Developing a growth mindset in education: a bibliometric analysis and its challenge during pandemic

“…Teachers and students must adjust to new regulations and practices. Students had several challenges throughout the pandemic, causing stress [1], increased anxiety and distress [2], loss of interest in educational activities, decreased student involvement in the educational process [3], diminished quality of student interaction with peers [4], and reduced motivation [5], [6]. Many students also complained of difficulties concentrating during online learning, and busy assignments [7], [8].…”

Digital Native in the Frame of Distant Learning during Covid-19 Pandemic Era

“…There was no chance to have gradual changes in order some adjustment could take place. Therefore, there were so many problems arise in all levels of education (Arimuliani Ahmad et al, 2022;Parahita et al, 2023). The school should have proposed a high amount of budget for facilitating the online teaching, the students had difficulties in learning, the teacher also had difficulties in delivering materials and to assess the students.…”

“…Few studies paid attention on the students' part. First, study which paid attention to students discussed about the students loss and controll mo tive (Parahita et al, 2023). Going along with this study, native digital students were touched.…”