Proceedings of the 1st Universitas Kuningan International Conference on Social Science, Environment and Technology, UNiSET 2020, 12 December 2020, Kuningan, West Java, Indonesia

Research Article

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

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.12-12-2020.2305129,
        author={Kristiana Puji Purwandari and Nugroho Priyo H and Y. Wahyu Nugroho and Y. Wahyunti Kristiningtyas},
        title={Factors Contributing to Student Fortitude in Distance Learning (Descriptive Study at AKPER Giri Satria Husada Wonogiri) },
        proceedings={Proceedings of the 1st Universitas Kuningan International Conference on Social Science, Environment and Technology, UNiSET 2020,  12 December 2020, Kuningan, West Java, Indonesia},
        publisher={EAI},
        proceedings_a={UNISET},
        year={2021},
        month={3},
        keywords={character fortitude; students; distance learning},
        doi={10.4108/eai.12-12-2020.2305129}
    }
    
  • Kristiana Puji Purwandari
    Nugroho Priyo H
    Y. Wahyu Nugroho
    Y. Wahyunti Kristiningtyas
    Year: 2021
    Factors Contributing to Student Fortitude in Distance Learning (Descriptive Study at AKPER Giri Satria Husada Wonogiri)
    UNISET
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.12-12-2020.2305129
Kristiana Puji Purwandari1,*, Nugroho Priyo H1, Y. Wahyu Nugroho1, Y. Wahyunti Kristiningtyas1
  • 1: Akper Giri Satria Husada Wonogiri
*Contact email: kristiana_pp@yahoo.com

Abstract

Education in the current era is facing global challenges that coincide with the socio-economic 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.