Teacher and Students, Communication Patterns in Improving Learning Motivation During the Covid-19 Pandemic (A Study At Smp Negeri 6 Ternate, Indonesia)

The Covid-19 pandemic that hit Indonesia also had an impact on the education system, forcing the government to impose new habits, rules, and decisions that had never been implemented in the education sector. The education system in Indonesia and many parts of the world is experiencing the same thing as a result of efforts to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 virus. Online learning is a process of distance learning methods using laptops and gadgets that allow teachers and students to interact or communicate well using communication and information media. This is done to reduce the amount of direct communication between teachers and students and to reduce crowds during the pandemic. There are many applications that can be used for online learning, such as: WhatsApp groups, google classroom, zoom meetings, and many other online applications. One of the schools that offers online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic is SMP Negeri 6 Ternate City. The communication involved in this research was teacher-student communication, and how teachers used good communication/relationship patterns between teachers and students during the pandemic to encourage students to learn. And the theory used was the theory of symbolic interaction. This study employed descriptive qualitative methods to describe or explain teacher communication patterns to motivate students at SMP Negeri 6 Ternate during the pandemic. The results showed that the communication pattern used by teachers to communicate with their students at SMP Negeri 6 Ternate is to use a linear communication pattern from communicator to communicant as an end point which is in accordance with its meaning. The communication process is usually face-to-face communication, but can also be displayed on communication media, and the learning process can be done online, offline, or face to face. It is based on the theory of symbolic inter action is m, which emphasizes the role of communication in interpersonal relationships and the formation and leadership of social groups. Teachers as educators convey positive messages and symbols for the meaning of online and offline learning. This means that students will continue to study quietly using the opportunities and means of communication used in the learning process. Due to the pandemic situation, teachers also attached great importance to interpersonal relationships so that the intimacy between teachers and students remains psychologically friendly