Integrated Google Classroom in Implementing Food and Beverage Service (F&B) E-Learning: Readiness and Effectiveness

Abstract

This descriptive study aims to identify the level of readiness of Food and Beverages Service (F&B) students on the implementation of e-learning using Google Classroom and the effectiveness of the implementation of e-learning using Google Classroom in F&B classes. In addition, this study also aims to identify differences in the level of readiness and effectiveness among F&B students of semester 1 & 2. A set of questionnaires was used to collect study data. The respondents of the study were a total of 42 students. The findings show that the level of readiness and effectiveness of the implementation of e-learning using Google Classroom is at a high level of M = 3.90 and M = 3.89. The findings of the t-test found that there is no significant difference in the level of readiness and effectiveness among F&B students in semester 1 & 2. In conclusion, students F&B in Sungai Petani Community College are ready for the implementation of e-learning. With the combination of both e-learning and face to face class, students will be more interested in F&B learning in the classroom plus materials/activities in the Google classroom. This supported by the current findings which shows that the effectiveness of the implementation of e-learning by using Google Classroom in F&B classrooms are at high level. The strategy that will be used to strengthen the implementation of the use of Google Classroom in F&B classes in the future is to use the method of live demonstration with students. Future research is suggest that, researchers can do analysis on the effectiveness of use live demonstration which integrated into the Google Classroom for F&B students.