User Acceptance of Google Classroom-Assisted Learning: The Case of Malaysian Form Six Economics Students

Abstract

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic situation, educators in Malaysia have resorted to the use of the learning medium Google Classroom as an alternative to existing online teaching methods. Past studies have focused on direct and indirect factors towards the intention to use and the use of Google Classroom in public institutes of higher learning. This study therefore aimed to identify the level and tendency of acceptance items of Google Classroom-assisted learning among Form Six economics students based on demographic factors. A questionnaire was distributed to 206 students in the state of Melaka, Malaysia. Descriptive analysis was used to measure the level of user acceptance of Google Classroom, and the Rasch measurement model of differential item functioning (DIF) was used to identify the tendency of items based on demographic factors. From the findings of the study, the overall analysis of student acceptance of Google Classroom showed that it was at a moderately high level. DIF analysis proved that there were differences in the propensity to adopt Google Classroom based on gender, ethnicity, experience, and frequency of internet usage. The findings of this study will help policymakers to issue guidelines, and assist school management and teachers to plan for technological literacy training to educate students in schools.