Peran Orang Tua Dalam Pembelajaran Daring Pada Masa Pandemi Covid-19 di SD Negeri 117 Pekanbaru

Abstract

This study aims to determine the parents’ rules in online learning during the covid-19 pandemic, to find out the obstacles faced by parents in online learning and the solutions that the school provide in online learning during the covid-19 pandemic at SD Negeri 117 Pekanbaru. This research was a qualitative research using a descriptive approach. The subjects in this study were parents, teachers and school principals. Data collection was taken through interviews, observation, and documentation. The researcher interviewed the parents, teachers, and school principals directly to collect data. The results of this study indicate that the parents’ rules in online learning was a role in providing encouragement, support, providing facilities and infrastructure, motivating their children and guiding the children to find their talents and interests. Obstacles faced by parents during online learning were parents' educational background, lack of understanding of the material by parents, parents' economic level, facilitating online learning, parents' difficulties in increasing children's interest in learning, not enough time to accompany children, parents Impatience in accompanying children, difficulties in operating gadgets, obstacles related to the internet network, and the number of family members could also influence parents in providing guidance to children while studying at home. Meanwhile, the solution was to increase children's motivation in learning, overcome existing obstacles, try to provide online learning facilities, and provide supervision to children to stay serious in doing assignments and listen to teachers in explaining lessons