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International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences

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ISSN: 2222-6990

A Critical Review of the Effectiveness of Google Classroom as an Online Learning Medium During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Muhamad Hadri Mohd Hassan, Priya Murugan, Jayatheswary Parnealsivam, Ting Siew Chear, Rosseni Din, Nabilah Othman

http://dx.doi.org/10.6007/IJARBSS/v13-i12/20279

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Over time, online education continues to grow and play an essential role in higher education worldwide. Furthermore, the world has been shocked by the outbreak of Covid-19. Until today, the number of patients infected with the Covid-19 virus continues to increase worldwide, and the education sector is the most affected due to this Pandemic. In order to overcome this, the worldwide education sector opts for an online learning or e-learning approach with technology and devices as communication intermediaries to replace face-to-face teaching. Many educational applications have been introduced as solutions to this, one of which is using the Google Classroom application. Google Classroom is one of the instruments that is free of charge and has earned recognition within a short period. However, online learning can be isolating and disengaging for learners. Sitting in front of a computer screen for hours may prompt a student to leave out a lesson altogether. The study's primary purpose is to explore the teachers' perceptions of the effectiveness of Google Classroom as an Online Learning medium during the Covid-19 Pandemic through a qualitative analysis of the language used about feedback in leading research journals. The primary approach to conducting a literature review is through a critical review approach. The results obtained based on sample collection through the interview gives some information, which could be an eye-opener for enhancing the implementation of online teaching learning among the learners, especially teachers, who can further help implement the large.

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(Hassan et al., 2023)
Hassan, M. H. M., Murugan, P., Parnealsivam, J., Chear, T. S., Din, R., & Othman, N. (2023). A Critical Review of the Effectiveness of Google Classroom as an Online Learning Medium During the Covid-19 Pandemic. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 13(12), 4401–4412.