ERIC Number: EJ1280725
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Jan
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-1360-2357
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To Study the Impact of Google Classroom as a Platform of Learning and Collaboration at the Teacher Education Level
Gupta, Adit; Pathania, Pooja
Education and Information Technologies, v26 n1 p843-857 Jan 2021
The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of Google Classroom Platform of learning at the teacher education level. Web-Based Learning Environment Inventory (WEBLEI) (Chang and Fisher 1998, 2003) and Google Classroom Evaluation Survey was used in this study. The sample of 60 students consisting of both males and females was collected from one college of education in Jammu city, where teaching-learning process was being conducted using the Google Classroom setup. Data analysis revealed that students could access the learning activities easily, they could communicate with other students in their subject electronically, they could decide when they wanted to learn, and they could work at their own pace. Results also showed that the students could regularly access online resources and they had the autonomy to ask their tutor what they did not understand. Students experienced a sense of satisfaction and achievement and they felt at ease in working collaboratively with other students. The students were also happy to print lectures and exercise materials from resources uploaded by their teachers. Responses to the Google Classroom Evaluation survey showed that the teachers were able to give better individual attention and students developed a group feeling in such a classroom setup. Students also felt that learning through the Google classroom was not boring and it was not a waste of time. They found it to be an effective medium of studying.
Descriptors: Educational Technology, College Students, Schools of Education, Teacher Education, Foreign Countries, Learning Activities, Usability, Computer Mediated Communication, Access to Education, Access to Information, Tutors, Student Satisfaction, Academic Achievement, Cooperative Learning, Individualized Instruction, Teacher Student Relationship, Web Based Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: India
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