Writing Assignment in the Online Learning During Covid-19 Pandemic: What Students Gain?
Mister Gidion Maru, Nihta Liando, Fivy Andries

Universitas Negeri Manado

Abstract

The emergence of the covid-19 pandemic has changed learning practicse in Indonesia. The face to face learning is currently replaced by the online learning with its variety of LMS. This research paper reports the investigation of students^ perspectives on writing assignment in the context of character building. Further, it focuses on elaborating the characters that gained within the process of compliting assignments in the online learning amidst the covid-19 pandemic. As a qualitative inquiry, this study gained the data by carrying out the interview through google form given to to student respondents who voluntarily took part and belonged to writing classes. In the English Education department. For the purpose of data analysis, this study applied the grounded theory prescribing the open, axial and selective coding. The results reveal that students viewed the working of the writing assignment has engaged them with the making of several traits, such as learning responsibility, self-initiative values, and self-regulated learning. These findings highlight the potential of shaping students^ character in the learning practices amidst the covid-19 pandemic.

Keywords: Writing- Character- online learning- covid-19 pandemic

Topic: Global Issues in Education and Research