COMPARISON IN STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION AND ENGLISH LEARNING OUTCOME BETWEEN SYNCHRONOUS AND ASYNCHRONOUS ONLINE LEARNING METHODS AT SECONDARY SCHOOLS

Abstract

The pandemic COVID-19 has changed the teaching and learning process into online learning which led to the emergence of many new learning obstacles. Therefore, it is important for the teacher to find an appropriate method to be implemented because learning method is one of the most important things that can affect the success of teaching and learning process. This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of synchronous and asynchronous online learning methods. The samples were taken from 596 students from four secondary schools in Purwokerto, Central Java, Indonesia. The data were collected using questionnaires to examine students’ perception and document to investigate students’ learning outcomes. The data were analysed using descriptive statistic and Mann-Whitney U Test. Results of the study have shown that asynchronous learning is more beneficial for students. Majority of them thought that the disadvantage of asynchronous learning presented did not bother them too much. Meanwhile, in the case of learning outcomes, synchronous learning is more effective to obtain higher learning outcomes. The results suggest that it is better to implement both methods, so that they can compensate each other’s weaknesses.