The Problems of Students in Finishing Study within the Covid-19 Pandemic (Case Study of Students Department of Electronics Engineering Faculty of Engineering UNM)

Abstract

This research aims to determine the description of the level of students' academic completion during the pandemic compared to before the pandemic, identify the influence of internal and external factors that hinder the completion of studies for students in the Department of Electronic Engineering Education, Faculty of Engineering, UNM, and determine the combined influence of internal and external factors on students' academic completion. The subjects of this study were students from the 2015, 2016, and 2017 cohorts in the Department of Electronic Engineering Education who have not completed their studies, with a population of 83 and a sample of 42 students. The research design used was quantitative descriptive, employing a closed questionnaire as the research instrument. Based on the results of the Mann-Whitney test, the obtained Asymp. Sig. (2-tailed) value is 0.248 > 0.05. This indicates that there is no significant influence on the level of students' academic completion, both before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, based on the t-test for internal factors, the obtained t-value (3.560) > t-table (2.022), and for external factors, the obtained t-value (6.365) > t-table (2.022). This implies that both internal and external factors have a significant influence on students' academic completion. The F-test resulted in an F-value (45.707) > F-table (3.24). Therefore, it can be concluded that the difficulties faced by students, both in internal and external factors, collectively contribute to the completion of their studies.