Students' Perceptions of Using Google Classroom During the Covid-19 Pandemicc

Abstract

Technology has impacted most of the sectors, including the education field. Nowadays, many schools have incorporated technology through Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) into learning. This research investigates students' perception of Google Classroom as a learning tool during the covid-19 pandemic. The method used in this research is quantitative descriptive through an online questionnaire and online deep interview sessions with students from SMP Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta. Twenty-eight students have been joining Google Classroom in English learning for at least one term during the covid-19 pandemic. Five students also interviewed to seek more information about their experiences using Google Classroom. Findings showed that several factors influence the students' online learning process in a covid-19 pandemic, namely, usefulness, ease of use, ease of learning, and satisfaction. In general, Google Classroom is very useful in improving students' skills, abilities, discipline, and independent learning through teaching materials.

Students’ preferences and challenges in learning English fully online with Google Classroom

“…The teachers are responsible for preparing the materials and uploading them to Google Classroom in order for students to have unlimited access to them regardless of space or time constraints [23], [24]. The most important thing is that the online learning environment creates a favorable effect and helps EFL students enhance their writing abilities, self-confidence, and ability to compose written documents [25]- [27]. This e-learning platform is equipped with numerous features that help students feel engaged and enthusiastic about their EFL learning [16], [17], [28].…”

Efektivitas Penggunaan Google Classroom sebagai Media Pembelajaran Daring

“…Selain itu, Google Classroom dapat dengan mudah untuk disinkronkan dengan layanan Google lainnya seperti google drive, sehingga dapat menyederhanakan penyimpanan dan pengaturan data (Ni, 2020). Dengan menggunakan aplikasi ini, guru hanya perlu untuk membuat kelas dan membagikan kode kelas tersebut kepada siswa, sehingga siswa dapat bergabung dalam kelas tersebut (Oktaria & Rahmayadevi, 2021).…”

“…Hal ini didukung oleh pendapat yang dikemukakan oleh Abidin & Saputro (2020), yaitu pemanfaatan teknologi dalam pembelajaran, seperti Google Classroom, dapat meningkatkan penerimaan siswa terhadap materi pelajaran. Selain itu, siswa berpendapat bahwa penggunaan Google Classroom relatif sederhana karena memberikan beberapa pilihan aksesbilitas (Oktaria & Rahmayadevi, 2021). Jika siswa gagal dalam memasang aplikasi pada gawai, mereka tetap dapat mengaksesnya melalui email atau web browser.…”

The Students’ Strategies in Online Learning Interaction: Exploring Politeness in Google Classroom during Covid-19 Pandemic

“…The success of applying online learning platforms to replace physical learning method is still an interesting issue since this is a new era in global educational system. This is due to the heavily mixed results from hundreds of studies which reported the effectiveness and ineffectiveness of the abrupt implementation of online learning (Oktaria & Rahmayadevi, 2021). The effectiveness ranged from how online platforms seems to streamline efficiency in material delivery between teachers and students (Pratiwi, 2020;Fuady, Sutarjo & Ernawati, 2021;Atikah et al, 2021), increases select skills (Isda et al, 2021;Rosyada & Sundari, 2021), and generates positive perception among the students (Priyadarshani & Jesuiya, 2021;Vhalery, Alfilail & Robbani, 2020;Hakim & Mulyapradana, 2020).…”