THE IMPACT OF USING VIDEO CONFERENCE APPLICATION IN ONLINE LEARNING PROCESS: STUDENTS’ VIEWS

Kusumawardani, Liya. 2022. The Impact of Using Video Conference Application
in Online Learning: Students’ Views. Final Project, English Education Study
Program, Faculty of Language and Arts Education, University of PGRI Semarang.
Advisor I: Faiza Hawa, S.Pd., M.Pd., Advisor II: Siti Nur’aini, S.Pd., M.Hum.,
Ph.D.
Keywords: online learning; video conference; students’ views
This research aims to determine the description of the learning process while using
video conferences and to find out the impact of using video conferences in online
learning. This research involved the 7th
-semester students of the English
Department of Universitas PGRI Semarang. The method used is qualitative
descriptive by providing an open questionnaire and in-depth interviews to collect
the data. The results of this research indicated that according to the students, the use
of video conferences is very helpful for teaching and learning activities in online
learning, and it is also more practical and safe to be used for learners during the
pandemic. Then, the impact of using video conferences can be seen from point of
view of the time effectiveness, student’s communication, students’ participation
during the teaching and learning activity, and the student achievement. Meanwhile,
the negative impact of using video conferences can be seen in the lack of
understanding of the materials and the high cost for students need