Learning Management System using Google Classroom for Economics Learning in Higher Education

Abstract

Online learning gains popularity in Indonesia amid the spread of COVID-19 which requires people to perform physical distancing. This study aims to describe student's comprehension of the Learning Management System using Google Classroom for Economics Learning in Higher Education. The population of this study is 177 students of the Sharia Banking Program (Perbankan Syariah - PS) Faculty of Islamic Economics and Business (Fakultas Ekonomi dan Bisnis Islam - FEBI), State Islamic Institute (Institut Agama Islam Negeri - IAIN) Tulungagung. The respondent of this study is students of even semester of 2019/2020 academic year who took micro and macro economy course. The data is collected using Google Form and respondents provide their responses, in total 132 students provide a response or equal to 75% which makes it feasible to be used as a research respondent. With a survey method, the result of this study shows that millennial students are fond of technology-based learning or online learning. Respondents, who mostly female, consider that online learning has several excellences, such as flexible, effective, efficient, reducing risk, add knowledge and insight, learning independence, and help students to understand technology.

Keywords: Learning Management System, Google Classroom, Economics Learning, Higher Education