Teachers' Perceptions of Using Tiktok in Students’ interest during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

The aim of this research is to investigate  teachers perceptions on whether Tiktok, which is an online platform can catch the interest of students and encourage them to study religion during the COVID-19 pandemic. Research sample was a group of 33 teachers. The modified questionnaire was  known as Teachers Perception of TikTok. The method used was qualitatively data collection with the google form. Background to research involved questions such as, how do you deal with boredom in the online learning period? And is using Tiktok one of the ways to overcome learning boredom online?  Results show that  teachers  with strongly agree: 15%, agree: 65%, neutral: 10%, disagree: 5%, and strongly disagree: 3%. The correlation are at high correlation, so that the questionnaire is valid and reliable. Thus, there is a 33.2% positive influence from the use of TikTok on students interest in learning.