Factors Affecting the Use of Google Classroom among Secondary School Students

Abstract

The development of education today has changed in line with the development of technology nowadays. Delivery methods have changed from traditional teacher-centered methods to methods website-based or online. The Ministry of Education is aware of this development and has formulate the Malaysia Education Development Plan 2013-2025 with the aim of utilizing ICT in pupils learning. This study aims to examine the factors that influence the use of Google Classroom among form four students in secondary school. This quantitative study involving a total of 66 secondary school students as respondents. Data were analyzed using software computer Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 22.0. Testing for the study hypotheses was performed by using Pearson Correlation testing method and t-test. The findings of the study show the level of ICT skills of students and the level of ICT facilities available in the studied school are at a low level (M=2.43).  In addition, the study also found that there was a significant relationship between students' ICT skills and ICT facilities with the level of use of Google Classroom among students. Therefore, it can be said that the ICT skills of students and ICT facilities are among the main factors influencing the use of Google Classroom among students in this school.  To achieve the aspirations of the Ministry of Education Malaysia (MOE) in making Google Classroom as a transformation in education in the new millennium, researchers have suggested several matters for the action of the MOE itself and the school administrators in which the monitoring continued by both parties which is believed can improve the application of Google Classroom in teaching and learning of all schools in Malaysia.