Students' Perception Toward Online Learning in COVID19 Era at XI MIA MA Al-Maarif Singosari Malang

Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture to develop regulations by converting traditional classrooms into online classrooms. Unfortunately, students are still unable to attend according to the schedule and less enthusiastic about attending lectures conducted online. The purpose of this study is to examine students' perception toward online learning in the Covid-19 period. An exploratory qualitative technique was applied in this investigation. The information was gathered through a Google Form that included both closed-ended and open-ended questions. Participants in this study were students of class XI MIA MA Al-Maarif Singosari Malang. In this study, qualitative descriptive research was used. According to data, students' perception about online learning during the epidemic are positive because they learn a lot of new things. One of the reasons is the flexibility of using time and place when learning online. Furthermore, their positive assessment of the class's non-boring handling is a benefit in this regard. Solving the challenges that each student has in their own different ways is also a point of this research. So they can overcome their laziness and internal problems. Key Words: Online Learning, Perception, Effective Learning