Abstract
This study investigated the effect of using Google Classroom on the reading and writing performance of diploma students with English as a Foreign Language (EFL) in Irbid, Jordan. It aimed to investigate the attitudes of students toward using Google Classroom as an innovative online platform. A total of 26 EFL Syrian diploma students participated in this study; the participants sat in one intact group. The researchers employed a quasi-experimental design and one-group pretest-posttest design based on the quantitative data. The data were collected through a reading and writing test and a questionnaire. According to the results of the study, Google Classroom improved the reading and writing performance of Syrian students. Students showed positive attitudes toward using Google Classroom in terms of its ease of use, usefulness, and accessibility. Future studies should analyze the effectiveness of Google Classroom with respect to other contexts. This study affirmed the liability of utilizing Google Classroom in wider contexts.
Highlights
Nowadays, students of higher education are increasingly connected to newer technologies for the purpose of reading and learning, which has encouraged researchers and web-designers to take advantage of this and develop more new technology
Research question 1: What is the effect of google classroom on the reading performance of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students?
We examined the effect of Google Classroom on the reading performance of EFL students by analyzing their pretest and posttest scores in the academic reading test
Summary
Students of higher education are increasingly connected to newer technologies for the purpose of reading and learning, which has encouraged researchers and web-designers to take advantage of this and develop more new technology. Google Classroom is a newly recognized, innovative, and one of the best online platforms for learning and teaching. It was launched in 2014 by Google (Al-Maroof& AlEmran, 2018). Google Classroom application has been accepted by the educational community to promote the e-learning process. The widespread acceptance of this innovative technology has led to the emergence of literature data. Instructors can support their face to face classes with online learning through Google Classroom (Halverson, Spring, Huyett, Henrie, & Graham, 2017)
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