Perceptions of Teacher, Students and Their Parents on the Use of WhatsApp on Emergency Remote Teaching at SMAN 1 Konawe Selatan

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to describe the perceptions of teacher, students, and parents about the use of WhatsApp for emergency remote teaching at SMA Negeri 1 Konawe Selatan. The subjects of this research were one English teacher, eighteen students of class XI, and six parents of students so the number of informants in this research was 25 informants. This research used the descriptive research method. This research data were collected by using interviews to get the perceptions of teacher, students, and parents of students. Data analysis techniques consisted of data reduction, data display, and conclusions. Their perceptions were analyzed based on the cognitive aspects of thoughts, opinions, and knowledge. Then based on the psychomotor aspects of motivation, behavior, and skills. Based on the affective aspects of emotions, attitudes, feelings, and evaluations. The results of the research for teacher in the cognitive aspect were generating positive perceptions, psychomotor aspects producing two perceptions, namely positive perceptions, and negative perceptions, and affective aspects generating negative perceptions. Then the results of research for students in the cognitive aspect produced positive perceptions, psychomotor aspects produced positive and negative aspects, and affective aspects produced negative perceptions. Lastly, the results of parental research were that the cognitive aspect produced negative perceptions, while the psychomotor aspect produced positive and negative perceptions, and the affective aspect produced negative perceptions.