TAHAP PENGGUNAAN APLIKASI GOOGLE CLASSROOM DALAM KALANGAN GURU SEKOLAH RENDAH DI DAERAH KINTA, PERAK [LEVEL OF USE OF GOOGLE CLASSROOM APPLICATION AMONG PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN KINTA DISTRICT, PERAK

Abstract

The use of technology in teaching and learning can engage students in a variety of activities and help them learn more than the basic information found in textbooks. This study was conducted to analyse the use of Google Classroom application in the learning process in primary schools. The objective of this study was to identify the level of use of Google Classroom application in teaching and learning process by primary school teachers. A total of 100 teachers who teach in Kinta Utara district schools, Perak using the Google Classroom application were used as respondents to collect information. This study is a quantitative study. A Likert -scale questionnaire was used as a research instrument to determine the level of use of the Google Classroom application. This study is descriptive and computer analysis was performed using SPSS software version 24.0 to obtain an accurate percentage of data. The results of the analysis showed that 61 teachers (61.0%) use Google Classroom to a moderate level. Although 10 teachers (10.0%) were at a relatively high level, only 29 teachers (29.0%) had a low Google Classroom usage rate. Mean scores and standard deviations for aspects of the level of use of Google Classroom in teaching and learning process by primary school teachers were at a moderate level (mean = 2.69, sp = 0.951). Due to this, the school plays a role in ensuring that all ICT facilities in the school are complete to improve teachers 'skills in using ICT and reduce teachers' workload.