STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION TOWARDS USING MOBILE DEVICE IN SYNCHRONOUS AND ASYNCHRONOUS LEARNING MODES

Abstract

The objective of the research is to find out students' perceptions of synchronous and asynchronous learning modes. This research was conducted at the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education at Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatera Utara in 2021/2022. This study used a qualitative descriptive method and used random sampling. The subjects of this study were 50 students filling out the questionnaire and 8 students being interviewed. The data was collected from 3, 5, 7, and 9 semesters which have been learned using synchronous and asynchronous modes. From the results of the study, it can be seen that as many as 72% of students are satisfied with the synchronous learning mode, and as many as 66% of students are satisfied with the asynchronous learning mode. It can be seen that students feel more satisfied and formed when using asynchronous learning modes.