Development of Digital-Based Learning Media in Sociolinguistics Courses in the Pandemic Era

The rise of the Covid-19 virus affects all activities especially activities that need face-to-face.For this reason, the usage of digital is growing rapidly, including in teaching and learning process.Digital-based learning media need to be developed to increase the quality of learning especially in educational institutions during the pandemic.Prezi is a digital-based learning media that can develop various ideas in a narrative visual form.One of the courses in the Indonesian Language and Literature Education Study Program is Sociolinguistics which allows it to be presented using digital-based learning media, in this case Prezi.The purpose of this study was to describe the effectiveness of Prezi-based learning media in sociolinguistics courses at the Indonesian Language and Literature Education Study Program, Medan State University.The population in this study were all students of the 2019 Indonesian Language Education Study Program and the sample is 30 students.This study uses quantitative research methods in the form of experiments and descriptive research with the one group pre-test-post-test type.Student learning outcomes before using Prezi-based learning media in sociolinguistics courses get an average value of 70.2 with a standard deviation of 16.30 and a standard error of 2.9.After using Prezi-based learning media, the average score was 85.4 with a standard deviation of 9.32 and a standard error of 1.8.For this reason, the use of Prezi-based learning media is effectively used in sociolinguistic courses in the Indonesian Language and Literature Education Study Program.