Students’ Perception of Google Classroom Implementation as Online Learning Media

Ni Made Ratminingsih,Gede Mahendrayana,Ketut Bayu Catur Paramahita

doi:10.36663/joes.v1i3.189

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https://doi.org/10.36663/joes.v1i3.189

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to discover high school students’ general perception about the implementation of Google Classroom as an online learning media, and the factors that influenced the development of the perception. This research used Mixed-method research design as described by Creswell (2014). Subject of this study was the student population of SMAS Lab Undiksha Singaraja. The instruments used for this research were Questionnaire and Interview Guide. The instruments were tested by using Gregory Formula Method and Cronbach-Alpha method. The data that have been obtained was analyzed using quantitative and qualitative method. The result of the research showed that the students of SMAS Lab Undiksha Singaraja held a positive view on the benefits of Google Classroom and its implementation as online learning media. Factors that have influenced this perception are Google Classroom’s ubiquity, students’ familiarity with Google Classroom, Google Classroom’s ease of use and stability in comparison to other similar applications.

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In the 21st century, internet has become the mainstay of everyday life
This study has discovered that generally, the students of SMAS Lab Undiksha hold a neutral to positive perception on the implementation of Google Classroom as online learning media
The result of Questionnaire and Interview showed that students generally regarded Google Classroom to be beneficial for their study; as shown by the questionnaire result, about 41% of the sample felt that Google Classroom has made learning easier

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People today are far more connected and knowledgeable in comparison to the people of the previous century The advent of this technology has facilitated the growth of a new pedagogical method, done through long distance which can often be done near instantaneously; this method is often called online learning. In comparison to traditional classroom, online learning offers a cost-effective method of post-secondary learning and an opportunity for learning for anyone with internet connection (Nguyen, 2015). It is flexible, and permits students to be able to learn in a time and place conducive to their needs (Gilbert, 2015). Online learning have shown to have positive result on students’ motivation (Samir Abou El-Seoud et al, 2014)

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