Development, Validation and Testing of Effectivity of Online Learning Questionnaire (KEPO) in Pharmacy Students of Public Universities in Central Java Province, Indonesia
Laksmi Maharani(1), Nuraini Ekawati(2), Adi Yugatama(3)(*)

(1) Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jenderal Soedirman University, Indonesia
(2) Department of Pharmacy, Medical Faculty, Diponegoro University, Indonesia
(3) Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Sebelas Maret University, Jl. Ir Sutami No. 36A, Jebres, Surakarta, Indonesia, Email: adiyugatama.apt[at]gmail.com (corresponding author)

Abstract

Background: COVID-19 pandemic causes changes in learning method of some univesities in Indonesia. Diponegoro University, Sebelas Maret University, and Jenderal Soedirman University were three public universities in Central Java which have pharmacy major and implementing online learning policy.
Purpose: To develop a valid and reliable questionnaire for assessing effectivity of online learning in pharmacy students, and to determine the effectiveness and differences of online learning in pharmacy students of three public universities in Central Java.
Methods: Development and validation of KEPO were consisting of identifying dimension, item development, preliminary pilot testing, then validation and reliability testing. The research on determining effectivity and differences was using descriptive analytic methods. KEPO was administered by Google form to pharmacy students in three public universities in Central Java Province. Data were analyzed descriptively to determine the effectivity score and category then tested using Kruskal Wallis test.
Results: Final questionnaire consists of 14 items using Likert-style scores. All items were valid (r>0,321) and reliable (cronbach alpha 0,805) tested in 40 respondents as pilot testing. Average effectivity score of online learning in 478 pharmacy students of three public universities in Central Java was (37,88 +/- SD 4,9). There were no significant differences of online learning effectivity among pharmacy students in Diponegoro University, Sebelas Maret University, and Jenderal Soedirman University (p>0,05).
Conclusion: KEPO is a valid and reliabel questionnaire used for assessing effectivity of online learning in pharmacy students.

Keywords: online learning, effectivity questionnaire, KEPO, pharmacy students

Topic: Pharmacy