Proceedings of the 3rd Progress in Social Science, Humanities and Education Research Symposium (PSSHERS 2021)

The English Students’ Perceptions on Using Edmodo as Media Plaform in Blended Learning Classroom

Authors
Amir Syarifuddin Harahap1, *, Jufrizal Jufrizal1
1English Department, FBS Universitas Negeri Padang, Padang, Sumatra Barat, 25131, Indonesia
*Corresponding author. Email: amirsyarifuddinharahap5@gmail.com
Corresponding Author
Amir Syarifuddin Harahap
Available Online 22 December 2022.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-494069-33-6_14How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Blended Learning; Edmodo; Media Platform; Perception; Student
Abstract

Edmodo is one of alternative media in blended learning activity in the classroom. Teaching and learning English can also uses Edmodo as one of the solution. It is necessary to find out how the English department students’ perception on the use of Edmodo. This study was descriptive research to describe and analyze the condition that existed in the field by means of Edmodo as media platform in blended classroom activities. Students from the English department at Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatera Utara took part in the study. The study's findings revealed that perceptions about utilizing Edmodo as a media platform in a blended learning classroom were known and characterized using two markers. The first indicator was perceived usefulness, which included things like working faster, improving job performance, increasing production, effectiveness, making the task easier, and being valuable. The second signal was indicated by ease of use, which included terms like simple to learn, controlled, clear and understood, adaptable, easy to learn, and easy to use.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 3rd Progress in Social Science, Humanities and Education Research Symposium (PSSHERS 2021)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
22 December 2022
ISBN
10.2991/978-2-494069-33-6_14
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/978-2-494069-33-6_14How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2023 The Author(s)
Open Access
Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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