Study of Numeracy Ability of Physics Education Students of Universitas Negeri Makassar Post Covid-19

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10.2991/978-2-38476-335-1_6How to use a DOI?

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Numeracy Skills; Physics Education Student; Pandemic Covid

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic that struck the world in 2019 brought significant changes in various fields, including education. One of these changes was implementing fully online learning from 2020 to 2022. This emergency necessitated the sudden adoption of online learning without thorough planning. This study aims to analyze the numeracy skills of Physics Education students at Makassar State University from the 2021, 2022, and 2023 cohorts. The research method used is a case study with 283 student participants. The results show that the average numeracy skills scores for each cohort are 45.29 with a standard deviation of 2.43 (2021 cohort), 42.11 with a standard deviation of 2.64 (2022 cohort), and 45.45 with a standard deviation of 2.49 (2023 cohort). These results indicate that the 2022 cohort had the lowest average numeracy skills scores, while the 2023 cohort had the highest average scores. The 2022 cohort experienced the longest duration of online learning, spanning 5 semesters, which likely contributed to their greater difficulty in understanding subjects that require high mathematical and numeracy competencies, such as Thermodynamics and Programming Algorithms. Additionally, the standard deviation of numeracy scores for the 2022 cohort is higher than the 2021 and 2023 cohorts, indicating a more pronounced variation in skills within this group. This data may be due to the inconsistent quality of online learning they received. From the results of this study, the emergency learning implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic has led to significant learning gaps among student cohorts, particularly in numeracy skills.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Ahmad Yani
AU  - Ahmad Dahlan
AU  - Sri Agustini
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/12/27
TI  - Study of Numeracy Ability of Physics Education Students of Universitas Negeri Makassar Post Covid-19
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Sciences, Technology and Education (ICSTE 2024)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 56
EP  - 61
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-335-1_6
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-335-1_6
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