Students' Perception on using WhatsApp and Google Classroom at the second grade students of SMK N 3 Payakumbuh
Cindy Fatika Sari, 2317053. The students’ perception on using WhatsApp Messenger and Google Classroom at the second grade students of SMK N 3 Payakumbuh. Academic year 2021/2022. Thesis, English Education Department. Islamic University Sjech M.Djamil Djambek Bukittinggi, 2022. This research was carried out because several problems were found, in SMK N 3 Payakumbuh used WhatsApp messenger and Google Classroom as a learning medium, but students felt bored studying and students felt lazy to do assignments because of many assignments given by the teacher. Teachers often gave assignments rather than explain learning materials. This research was conducted to discover the students’ perception on using WhatsApp Messenger and Google Classroom at the second grade students of SMKN 3 Payakumbuh. This research is quantitative descriptive. Data collection was done by using a questionnaire. There are two questionnaires in this research, the first is a questionnaire on student perceptions of using WhatsApp and the second questionnaire on students' perceptions of using Google Classroom. The population in this study were all second grade students of SMKN 3 Payakumbuh. Researcher used proportional stratified random sampling to determine the number of samples. The sample in this research amounted to 51 respondents. To analyze the data, the researcher calculates the percentage of each statement chosen by the students, finds out the mean of each sub-variable and draws conclusions with the level of rating quality. The result of the research show that students’ perception on using WhatsApp and Google classroom is very positif, It can be proven by the total percentage of data analysis for “The Perceiver” category,the percentage is 84% with very positive perception. For “The Target” category, the percentage is 85% with very positive perception. For “The situation” category, the percentage is 83% with very positive perception. The average of these percentages was 84% with very positive perception. Students’ perception on using Google Classroom, the total percentage of data analysis for “Perceived ease of use” is 79%. For “Perceived usefulness” category, the percentage is 83%. For “Behavioral Intention” category, the percentage is 80%. For “Actual system use” category, the percentage is 79%. The average of these percentage was 80% with very positive perception.