Google Classroom in Graduate Education: Its Effectiveness and Challenges in An Island University in The Central Philippines

Abstract

This study aimed to determine the effectiveness and challenges in the use of google classroom in Graduate Education at Guimaras State University, an island university in the Central Philippines, for Academic Year 2022-2023. A descriptive research design was used in this study utilizing 330 respondents who were purposively chosen through convenience sampling technique. A researcher-made questionnaire was employed in gathering the data needed. Frequency count, percentage ranking, mean, Mann Whitney U-test, Kruskal Wallis H-test, Chi-square and Spearman’s rho were the statistical tools used and the level of significance was set at .05. It was found out that the use of google classroom in Graduate Education at Guimaras State University was at very high level of effectiveness as assessed by the respondents as a whole and when classified according to age, civil status, course, type of program and status of employment; the graduate students considered the use of google classroom challenging due to lack of high speed internet in the island province; the respondents had varying assessment on the level of effectiveness in the use of google classroom when they were classified according to civil status, course and type of program but similar when they were classified according to age and status of employment. The respondents encountered different challenges when they were classified in terms of their age, course and type of program and encountered similar challenges in the use of google classroom in their graduate studies when they were classified according to their civil status and status of employment; and the effectiveness and challenges in the use of google classroom in the Graduate Education were not significantly related.