The Effect of Learning Difficulties of Vocational High School Students on Learning Outcomes in the COVID-19 Pandemic Era

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to determine the influence of student learning difficulties on the learning outcomes of Accounting lessons in the Era of the Covid-19 Pandemic in the Banking Department of SMKN 2 Maros. The variables in this study are Learning Outcomes as a bound variable (Y) and Learning Difficulties as a free variable (X). The population in this study was students of the Banking Department of SMKN 2 Maros and the sample was students of the Department of SMKN 2 Maros in classes XI and XII and the sampling technique used the proportional stratified random sampling method. Data collection is carried out with questionnaires and breastfeeding documents. Data analysis is performed by descriptive analysis of percentages, instrument tests, and hypothesis tests. The instrument test consists of a validity test and a reliability test. While the hypothesis test consists of a simple linear regression analysis, Coefficient of determination, and t-test. Based on the results of a simple linear regression analysis, the equation Y = 92,549 - 0,284X  was obtained which means that every addition of one value of the learning difficulty variable, then the value of the learning outcome variable is reduced by 0.284. Meanwhile, the analysis of the determinant coefficient (r2) obtained a value of r2 = 14%, which means that students' learning difficulties have a contribution to the learning outcomes of Accounting lessons by 16% and the remaining 84% is influenced by other factors. While the t test gives a significance value of 0.000 < 0.05. This means that students' learning difficulties have a significant negative effect on the learning outcomes of Accounting lessons, so the hypothesis can be said to be "accepted".