The use wordwall as an apperception media for online learning in civic education

Abstract

Education should position itself in changing times, including in facing the digital era. During online learning, lecturers have to be accustomed to information technology developments. Online learning allows lecturers to use various digital media to encourage students in learning and innovating to provide learning apperceptions. Apperception is one of the first stages in learning activities disregarded by lecturers. It can help students to understand initial concept of learning material of Civic Education curriculum study course. This research aims to explain the use of wordwall as an apperception media for online learning in Civic education curriculum study course. This research used descriptive qualitative method. Data in this study is apperception questionnaire results of wordwall. The source data in this study is students of Civic Education Study Program in Universitas Ahmad Dahlan who were taking Civic Education Curriculum Study course. Data were collected using questionnaires and observation. The results showed that wordwall can help students remember learning materials. Various games in wordwall make lecturers more creative by creating non-learning quizzes for students. From the use of wordwall, students’ interest in learning Civic Education curriculum material is increased. The use of wordwall in learning apperception has effectively alleviated boredom since it gives a good impression to students.