College Students Perspective on Online Learning during COVID-19: A Systematic Literature Review

Isnaeni Sari, Muhammad Alfaruqy

2021

Abstract

COVID-19 has changed the behavior and habits of society around the world, including in the education aspect. Education is transformed from face-to-face learning to online learning. This study examined previous articles on college students' perspectives of online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. PRISMA guideline was used as the research method. The database used was Google Scholar with the search keywords of “Online learning” AND “College student perspective” OR “Undergraduate student perspective” OR “University student perspective” AND “Covid-19”. The authors found 30 articles in which only five met the criteria and quality. The results showed that college students had opinions regarding the importance of preparation in online learning. Students had negative and positive perspectives on online learning. The negative perspective stemmed from technical problems such as internet and electricity problems, expensive data plans, and psychological problems (fluctuations in motivation, boredom, and stress). While, the positive perspective stemmed from valuable experience in expanding technological exploration and developing soft skills (discipline, responsibility, creativity, and independence). College students argued that online learning was the best choice during the COVID-19. They showed a preference for face-to-face learning than online learning if the circumstances have improved. The research has implications for educational policies at the macro and micro levels to improve the learning system that pays attention to students' psychological well-being and maintains the quality of education.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Sari I. and Alfaruqy M. (2021). College Students Perspective on Online Learning during COVID-19: A Systematic Literature Review. In Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Psychological Studies - Volume 1: ICPsyche, ISBN 978-989-758-580-7, pages 219-227. DOI: 10.5220/0010810800003347

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icpsyche21,
author={Isnaeni Sari and Muhammad Alfaruqy},
title={College Students Perspective on Online Learning during COVID-19: A Systematic Literature Review},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Psychological Studies - Volume 1: ICPsyche,},
year={2021},
pages={219-227},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010810800003347},
isbn={978-989-758-580-7},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Psychological Studies - Volume 1: ICPsyche,
TI - College Students Perspective on Online Learning during COVID-19: A Systematic Literature Review
SN - 978-989-758-580-7
AU - Sari I.
AU - Alfaruqy M.
PY - 2021
SP - 219
EP - 227
DO - 10.5220/0010810800003347