Students’ Perception on the Teaching-Learning Process During Covid-19 Pandemic at English Education Department of UIN Ar-Raniry Banda Aceh

This research aims to determine the students’ perception on the teaching-learning process and its benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic. This research used a mixed methodology to collect the data, using a close-ended questionnaire with Likert-scale for the quantitative data; and Focus Group Discussion (FGD) for the qualitative data. The validity of the results obtained from the calculation value of the r table was 0.361 using a 5% level of significance for 15 positive item statements and 15 negative item statements. With the Cronbach alpha value > 0.6, it made the item statements reliable in two different indicators, for the teaching-learning satisfaction and teaching-learning effectiveness. The data collection process was carried out to the 66 students of the 2018 academic year students at the English Language Department of UIN Ar-Raniry Banda Aceh. The findings explained that the student’s perceptions on the teaching-learning satisfaction indicator was 72.35%, means it was in satisfied category. Meanwhile, student’s perceptions on the teaching-learning effectiveness indicator was 73.93%, means it was in effective category. Furthermore, an FGD was held with 6 participants, and it indicated the benefits of the teaching-learning process during the COVID-19 pandemic for students at English Language Department that were time and place flexibility, technology updated and efficiency, saving cost (affordability), and the learning style suitability.