The Economic and Psychological Impact of Post-COVID-19 Online Learning on Families

Abstract

This study aims to obtain information and analyze the implementation of online learning after Covid-19, identify and analyze online learning methods that impact student learning difficulties, and identify and analyze online learning methods that impact student psychology. This study using the approach Qualitative, with a phenomenological type of research . The subject selection technique was carried out using the method purposive sampling of data sources obtained from respondents through observation and interviews. The results of the study found that 1) The implementation of the online learning method after Covid-19 has been running well. The learning system with a combination of online and offline has sufficiently facilitated students' needs in mastering the subject matter with the aim of achieving optimal learning outcomes. 2) The online learning method has an impact on student learning difficulties due to student saturation and boredom with the learning system and limited social relationships. In addition, saturation with the routine of many assignments, less than optimal material delivery makes students experience various obstacles in learning, with their limitations students try to be independent in learning. 3) The online learning method has an impact on students' psychology. Students are very human, various factors that influence it, namely internal factors regarding ability, discipline, responsibility and independence. Meanwhile, external factors are dominated by various academic demands from schools, the need to achieve good achievements and learning outcomes as demands from themselves, family, and school, as well as actualization of community recognition as a social demand in society. Both of these factors trigger academic stressors so that student stress levels become one of the psychological impacts for students.