Online Distance Learning While the COVID-19 Pandemic: Implementation, Evaluation, and Expectations

Abstract

In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic occurred almost and spread to various people in the world. To protect the lives and health of the people, the government has organized various forces to prevent one of them by taking policies in education by implementing distance education. This study will explain the application of distance learning in language learning and teacher evaluation and expectations for improving education in next semester's learning activities. This research is a descriptive study using a survey method. The participants in this study were Indonesian Language teachers at the secondary school level in West Sumatra. The sample of this study were 108 teachers. In this study, questionnaires were distributed to all secondary teachers in West Sumatra through whatsApp media by distributing questionnaire links created using the Google form application. The instrument used was a questionnaire in the form of a questionnaire consisting of thirty-six statements. Based on the results and discussion it can be concluded that online distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic has been carried out in almost all regions of West Sumatra in accordance with government policy. Even though it has been implemented well, but the implementation of this learning still has limitations so it needs to be further improved so that learning can be implemented better.