Assessment of oral communication skills of chemistry department students in polymer chemistry courses at online learning

Abstract

Online learning should ensure that students’ oral communication skills remain good. This study aimed to determine the oral communication skills of chemistry department students in polymer chemistry courses at online learning based on differences in gender and study program. The research design was quantitative descriptive. The data collection tool was an observation sheet about the assessment of oral communication skills collected during presentation activities. The sample was 73 students. Data were analyzed utilizing a one-way analysis of variance test. The findings reveal that students’ oral communication skills based on gender have differences, but the difference was not significant. The oral communication skills of male students are higher than female students. There was a significant difference in students’ verbal communication skills based on study programs. Chemistry students’ oral communication skills have higher than chemistry education students. The implications of the research results are described.