ANALISIS KESULITAN BELAJAR MATEMATIKA SISWA SMP DALAM PEMBELAJARAN DARING PADA MASA PANDEMI COVID-19

One of the many sectors affected by the Covid-19 pandemic is education. This resulted in a change in the learning system from face-to-face in class to online learning from home. Since online learning took place, students have experienced many difficulties in implementing it, especially in mathematics. Therefore, this research was conducted by the author to know the difficulties students encounter during online learning during a pandemic like this. The method applied in this research is the descriptive qualitative method. Observations involved SMP / MTs students with data collection techniques through questionnaires distributed online via WhatsApp and research subjects were 30 respondents. From the data that has been received, the results obtained are that most students like the Google Classroom application as an online-based learning medium, obstacles that are often experienced by students include limited quota, unsupportive signals, many tasks, and not understanding the material presented by the teacher. In addition, mathematics is considered difficult due to several factors: (1) using a lot of formulas, (2) not understanding the concept of the material, and (3) the limited space for interaction between students and teachers.