TEACHERS’ PERCEPTION OF USING GOOGLE CLASSROOM IN TEACHING ENGLISH AT SMKN 1 PADANGSIDIMPUAN

Abstract

This research discussed about teachers’ perception using Google Classroom in teaching English at SMKN 1 Padangsidimpuan. Learning at home has started since the pandemic occurred. Teachers at SMKN 1 Padangsidimpuan use Google Classroom in teaching, especially in teaching English.  The researcher investigated to know the teachers’ reasons behind the use of Google Classroom and teachers’ perceptions in teaching English at SMKN 1 Padangsidimpuan.

The formulation of problems of this research are : 1) Why do teachers of SMKN 1 Padangsidimpuan use Google Classroom in teaching English? 2) What are teachers’ of SMKN 1 Padangsidimpuan perceptions of using Google Classroom in teaching English? In this case, the purpose of the research is the researcher tried to get the data about the reasons why teachers use Google Classroom in teaching English and teachers’ perceptions in detail about learning using google classroom in teaching English.The research used descriptive qualitative approach.

The data were collected by using interview and questionnaire. The participants were 6 English teachers in SMKN 1 Padangsidimpuan who have been using Google Classroom more than 4 semesters. The researcher analysis of data consisted of 2 steps, there wereiInterview (transcribing, Identifying, and describing) and questionnaire (collecting, interpreting, organizing, and summing up), the data collected systematic.

The findings revealed that participants responded positively in the Usefulness, Ease of Use, Ease of Learning, and Satisfaction of Google Classroom. The result of the research showed that participants chose Google Classroom in teaching English lately because it easy to use, students could repeatedly the material, students were easier to understand the material, and the Government recommended it