Teacher perspective on the thematic learning video application at kindergartens during the Covid-19 pandemic in Lombok Indonesia

Teaching and learning activities during the Covid-19 pandemic are mostly done online. It is a formidable challenge for early childhood teachers because the characteristics of early childhood education differ from other education levels. Children require learning that can facilitate their way of thinking. Learning media is an intermediary between teachers and students in learning materials. One alternative for teachers during the Covid-19 pandemic is audiovisual (video) media. This study aims to observe the use of video media in learning activities at the early childhood education level in Lombok Island during the Covid-19 pandemic from teachers' perspective. The subjects are 120 kindergarten teachers in Lombok Island. The methodology used was descriptive qualitative with an instrument in a questionnaire distributed to Kindergarten teachers in Lombok Island. The results showed that early Kindergarten teachers in Lombok Island mostly used video media to implement learning during the Covid-19 pandemic. Learning using video media is considered effective during the Covid-19 pandemic because it helps teachers deliver learning materials online and make students understand them.