Figure Out the Online Discussion Activeness of Pre-Teacher Education Students

Fitri Indriani; Dwi Sulisworo

doi:10.56741/jpes.v1i1.7

Authors

Fitri Indriani Universitas Ahmad Dahlan
Dwi Sulisworo
dwi.sulisworo@uad.ac.id
Universitas Ahmad Dahlan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7625-8505

Keywords:

Elementary Education, Pre-teacher Training, Online Discussion, Online Learning

Abstract

Online learning has been widely applied at various levels of education, including lectures for prospective teachers of elementary school students in Indonesia. However, student activity in learning is still an obstacle in this study. This study describes student activity in online discussions. The discussion was conducted three times with different topics. The activity can be examined from the students' posts during the three discussions. The three aspects of the activeness were the number of posts in each discussion, participation in the three discussion topics, and the number of words in each post. These results were analyzed descriptively to see the trend of active discussion. The findings of this study show the role of lecturers in providing appreciation and feedback. The role of friends in reinforcing other friends' opinions determines the increase in activity in discussions. Social presence, self-esteem engagement, and social learning are essential issues in increasing this activity.

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Author Biographies

Fitri Indriani, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan

Fitri Indriani is a lecturer of Elementary Education Department of Ahmad Dahlan University, Jalan Ki Ageng Pemanahan 19, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. She has published in many international journal. Her expertise is in learning strategy, curriculum, learning planning, integrated learning in elementary schools, character education and learning media development. (email: fitri.indriani@pgsd.uad.ac.id).

Dwi Sulisworo, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan

Dwi Sulisworo is a professor in educational technology. He works in physics education department of Ahmad Dahlan University, Indonesia. Now, he is the director or University Strategic Planning and Development Board in the same university. His expertise is in online learning, technology enhanced learning, and rural education. He works also as a visiting professor at Thaksin University, Universitas Muhammadiyah Buton and others. (email: dwi.sulisworo@uad.ac.id).

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