Guided discovery learning model with the teacher-student active learning approach, assisted by the WhatsApp solution alternative application on the COVID-19 pandemic

All the Covid-19 pandemic has destroyed the normal activities of life on earth, including the education sector. As a professional educator, the Covid-19 pandemic disaster is a challenge to become the new normal in education. The internet is a vital tool for the implementation of online learning, the object of research is students of the 4th semester of electrical engineering study program UNISNU Jepara Indonesia with the Guided Discovery Learning model with the Teacher-Student Active Learning approach assisted by the WhatsApp application. Based on the results Mid-Semester Examination and Final Semester Examination, the SPSS calculation results show a positive correlation of 0.918, so it can be concluded that the Guided Discovery Learning model with the Teacher-Student Active Learning approach assisted with the WhatsApp application as a model and alternative learning approach for the Covid-19 pandemic and as a form of continuous learning online.