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THE USE OF GOOGLE CLASSROOM IN LEARNING WRITING 

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT: STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS 

  
1,2Kartika Febiyanti, 1Mansyur Srisudarso, 1Praditya Putri Utami  

1FKIP, Universitas Singaperbangsa Karawang, Indonesia  
2Corresponding Author Email: kartikafebiyanti@gmail.com 

Article Info Abstract  

Article History  

Received: August 2021 

Revised: September 2021 

Published: October 2021 

Writing is one of the four essential language skills for language learning. Writing 

is considered important because it's one of the communication mediums, and it 

makes students critical. However, writing is a significant difficulty for both native 

and non-native learners. Due to advancements in technology, LMS enables 

educators and students to communicate and engage in new ways. Google 

Classroom, being one of the most widely used LMS platforms, may assist students 

in developing their ability to write descriptive text. This research aimed to 

investigate students’ perception of using Google Classroom in learning writing 

descriptive text. The subject examined students in the tenth grade at a Senior High 

School in Indonesia. This research used a qualitative approach with a narrative 

inquiry. The researcher utilized semi-structured interviews to gather the data and 

analyzed them using the thematic analysis of Braun & Clarke. The indicator of 

the research question is based on UTAUT (Unified Theory of Acceptance of 

Technology) by Vankavesh (2003). The study discovered that students preferred 

using Google Classroom to learn the descriptive text. Google Classroom helps 

them to know and understand descriptive writing materials easily. However, 

Effort Expectancy may be altered with sufficient internet use and Google 

Classroom upgrades. 

Keywords 

Students’ perception; 

Google Classroom; 

Descriptive text; 

How to cite: Febiyanti, K., Srisudarso, M., Utami, P. P. (2021). The use of google classroom in learning writing 

descriptive text: students’ perceptions, JOLLT Journal of Languages and Language Teaching, 9(4) pp. 399-

410. DOI: https://doi.org/10.33394/jollt.v%vi%i.4111 

INTRODUCTION  

Nowadays, technological developments are increasingly advanced. As a result of 

technological advances, this also affects the education sector. Learning is no longer limited by 

space, distance, and time. In recent days, the learning process has been changed to online 

learning. Learning Management System (LMS) is one of the results of technological advances 

that can be used in helping the teaching-learning process. The Learning Management System 

(LMS), also known as the Course Management System (CMS) or the Virtual Learning 

Environment (VLE), is a technical advancement in the pedagogical approach. (Rhode et al., 

2017). LMS allows educators and students to communicate and interact in new and fun ways 

(Bassam & Alshorman, 2018). LMS is made to encourage online learning. It provides with 

interactive multimedia, teaching materials, assignments, online discussions, video lessons, and 

meetings with interactive videos (R. A. Ellis and R. A. Calvo, 2007; Rabiman et al., 2020). 

Educators and students can engage in learning utilizing electronic devices such as cellphones, 

tablets, laptops, and computers connected to the internet connection. LMS consists of Moodle, 

Schoology, Google Classroom, Edmodo, Quipper School, Chamilo, and Khan Academy 

(Ramadhani et al., 2019). 

One of the most used LMS platforms is the Google Classroom application. Google 

Classroom is a teaching and learning media developed by Google Inc. It is a learning 

management system for schools that aims to simplify assignments' creation, distribution, and 

grading (Iftakhar, 2016). It was created so that educators and students could interact and make 

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learning more meaningful (Singh et al., 2020). Then, this application is free and suitable for 

teachers and students who have limited budget costs (Abid Azhar & Iqbal, 2018). This 

application can be downloaded for free by teachers and students on any digital device. It can 

help teachers and students to be involved in teaching and learning anywhere and anytime. 

Google Classroom can make the students become a learning center in which they could actively 

participate in examining assignments, discussion, and creative thinking (Shaharanee et al., 

2016). Thus, the use of Google Classroom in this research is a medium for students to easily 

learn to write a descriptive text.   

Humans utilize writing as one of their communication methods. This is a fundamental of 

communication and plays a significant role in knowledge construction and assisting thinking 

and understanding (Jabali, 2018; Su Ping, Verezub, Adi Badiozaman, & Chen, 2019; Ghoneim 

& Elghotmy (2019). In language learning, writing is a language skill that must be mastered. 

According to Bello (1997), as cited in Nor (2018), writing enables students to successfully 

convey their thoughts while also improving grammar and vocabulary through exploration with 

words, phrases, and large chunks of writing. It stimulates the mind, helps learners concentrate 

and organize ideas, and maintains the ability to summarize, analyze, and criticize (Haririan, 

2013; Zakaria & Aziz, 2019). Students can also provide information, explain and entertain. It 

is a communication act that allows us to share information, observations, thoughts, and ideas 

with ourselves and others (Cohen and Riel, 1989: 15; Rakhmawati, 2020). Thus, writing for 

students is important either inside or outside school.  

On the other hand, writing is a significant problem for both native and non-native learners. 

Writing abilities are the most difficult tasks for students in the EFL setting since English is 

regarded as a foreign language (Salma, 2015; Ma’azi & Janfeshan, 2018). It is seen as difficult 

since it is confronted with the cognitive linked with language competence. Therefore, the 

teacher needs an appropriate strategy to teach writing; and Google Classroom is one of the exact 

strategies for it. Using Google Classroom for students learning writing makes them share ideas 

easily. They can also discuss and learn with their friends and the teachers anytime and 

anywhere. 

Some studies have been conducted related to the perception of students using Google 

Classroom in learning writing. The use of Google Classroom found good results in learning 

English. They can easily learn anytime and anywhere, be active in learning to speak, be easy to 

practice listening skills, eco-friendly for reading exercises, and save time, money, and paper for 

writing skills (Islam et al., 2019). But, students need proper training on the use of Google 

classroom so that they can enhance their performance, and it may result from successful 

learning. Albashtawi & Al Bataineh (2020)  found out that Google Classroom positively affects 

the reading and writing performance among Jordanian EFL students. The reason for this is due 

to its usability, simplicity, and accessibility. Google Classroom can help students improve their 

chances of learning English online for writing by allowing them to complete assignments faster, 

such as writing short texts (Sartika, 2021). Many studies have been conducted in investigating 

the benefits of Google Classroom in learning as described. Thus, this research aims to identify 

the students’ perception of the use of Google Classroom in learning writing the descriptive text 

for the tenth grade of Senior High School students in Karawang, Indonesia. 

 

RESEARCH METHOD  

Research Design  

This research used a qualitative approach. The qualitative method helps researchers 

discover participant experiences since they deal with subjective significance (Silverman, 2020). 

Furthermore, the researcher used a narrative inquiry which is one of the designs in qualitative 

research. In addition, Creswell (2012) has been stated that “narrative typically focuses on 

studying a single person, gathering data through the collection of stories, reporting individual 



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experiences, and discussing the meaning of those experiences for the individual.” The results 

of this study are presented in a narrative. In this research, students' issues were explored through 

narrative inquiry, a process of investigation that relies on storytelling. A student's past, present, 

and future all contribute to their experiences.  This research is valuable and can be used as a 

reflection to produce better results. 

  

Research Instrument and Participants  

This research setting was carried in the tenth grade English class in Senior High School, 

Karawang, Jawa Barat, Indonesia. There were 5 EFL students of senior high school who 

became participants in this research. For collecting the data, the researcher used semi-structured 

interviews. The researcher compiled a list of interview questions to serve as a guide for 

interview guidelines. The indicator of the research is based on UTAUT (Unified Theory of 

Acceptance of Technology) who was introduced by Vankavesh (2003). The interview consisted 

of nine questions related to four constructs: Performance Expectancy, Effort Expectancy, Social 

Influence, and Facilitating Condition. The interview was conducted in Indonesian utilizing an 

online platform through WhatsApp and Google Meet to make it easier for participants to 

respond to the researcher's questions. 

Data Analysis  

The researcher analyzed the data using thematic analysis. Thematic analysis is a method 

for identifying, analyzing, and constructing themes of qualitative data (Braun and Clarke 2006; 

Kiger & Varpio, 2020). The researcher reads interview transcripts, watches and listens to videos 

and audio recordings frequently to get acquainted with the material collected. The researcher 

then creates a code from the data that is thought to be relevant to the research question.  Data 

codes of related groups will be combined into a single theme. The researcher checks to ensure 

that the grouped codes have been assigned to the correct theme. Following the review, various 

groupings of codes are assigned theme names. Finally, the researcher will compile the results 

into a written topic for this study. 

RESEARCH FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION 

Research Findings  

The study results in this part provide the answer to the research question. The findings 

provided the results of data analysis conducted on five Senior High School students about their 

perceptions of utilizing Google Classroom to learn to write a descriptive text. 

Facilitating Condition of the School 

Before the researcher interviews the participants, the researcher makes sure that they use 

Google Classroom as a medium to write a descriptive text. This theme describes how schools 

and teachers facilitate Google Classroom as a medium in learning writing descriptive text. All 

respondents said that school and English teachers support Google Classroom. Schools and 

teachers support Google Classroom to allow students to download Google Classroom and 

access it on their digital devices. 

 

 

 



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Another proof that schools and teachers support the use of Google Classroom is that the 

teacher provides a class code from the Google Classroom that has been created by the teacher 

so that students can be involved in learning. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It shows the teacher providing descriptive text learning materials in Google Classroom. 

 

 

R1 Vignette 1:   

“Yes, my school learns using Google Classroom by downloading the 

application or accessing it on Google without the need to download.” 

R2 Vignette 1:  

“Yes, strongly supported because the English teacher also told us to 

download Google Classroom.” 

 

R4 Vignette 1: 

“Yes, my school was strongly supported the descriptive text learning 

process using Google Classroom by the way I was told to download 

the application.” 

 

R3 Vignette 1:  

“Yes, my school supports using Google Classroom by being involved 

in learning English in Google Classroom.” 

R5 Vignette 1: 

“Yes, it supports using Google Classroom by teacher giving class 

code Google Classroom.” 

 

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Performance Expectancy of Google Classroom on Students Achievement 

This theme is discussed how students believe that using Google Classroom will help them 

to achieve improvement in learning performance. The researcher includes students who 

perceive the usefulness of Google Classroom, students' extrinsic motivation, and the outcome 

expectancy. 

 Students' perceived usefulness means that the extent to which students believe that this 

application improves their learning activity. 

Students perceive the usefulness of Google Classroom because it helps them in writing 

descriptive text. This Apps is an easy-to-use online learning medium. It can be downloaded on 

various electronic devices such as mobile phones. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In addition, the use of Google Classroom helps students write descriptive text because it is 

paperless.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For two students, Google Classroom helps them in writing descriptive text because the 

application can be opened at any time. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then, students perceive usefulness of Google Classroom because this application help student 

active in learning descriptive text. It is confirmed by all respondents. 

R1 Vignette 2:  

“It's really helpful for me, because since online school, I've been 

using Google Classroom and I've downloaded it on my cellphone. So 

if I'm leaving and then I'm given an assignment and I have to collect 

it, I can send it with MS Word file to the Google Classroom.” 

 

R2 Vignette 2:  

“Hmm, in my opinion it really helps, because using Google Classroom 

saves notebooks because I can collect it using files. When I open my 

laptop, Google Classroom can be accessed on Google, so we don't 

have to download it again like on a cellphone, I think that's it.” 

 

R5 Vignette 2:  

“It helps, because it's easier to write by hand and send it using a photo 

or you can send a file. If I’m lazy to write, I just type it on my cellphone, 

then send it directly to Google Classroom.” 

 

R3 Vignette 2:  

“It helps, actually, because it's nice to be able to open the Google 

Classroom anytime.” 

R4 Vignette 2:  

“Yes, because when I write, I can see examples of the material that my 

teacher gave me in Google Classroom.” 

 



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Next, students get motivation to do their task when using Google Classroom. This is confirmed 

by all respondents. 

First respondent tells that it is because she wants to have more break-time for herself.  

 

 

 

 

 

Another respondent is because of the convenience of Google Classroom. 

 

 

 

 

 

The other respondents because the task has the deadline. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R1 Vignette 3: 

“Yes, I have become more active in studying because I can open the 

material at any time.” 

 

R2 Vignette 3: 

“Yes, because there is no attendance list, so I can study the descriptive 

text as I want and then register the attendance when I have to enter 

Zoom.” 

 

R3 Vignette 3: 

“Yes, I became active, because I can access it on the cellphone that we 

use, so I can learn descriptive text anywhere.” 

R4 Vignette 3: 

“Active, it's good because I have been opened it when I was outside the 

house.” 

 

R5 Vignette 3: 

“Yes, because there is an immediate notification when the teacher gives 

the material, so I can open it at any time because I have an application 

on my cellphone.” 

 

R1 Vignette 4:  

“Yes, because the faster I do the work, the more time I have to rest.” 

R4 Vignette 4: 

“Yes, so that I can do other tasks as well. It's also practical to do, just 

send it on Google Classroom.” 

R2 Vignette 4: 

“It's faster, because there's a deadline, so working on it is also fast so 

that I can learn other things too and have a lot of leisure time when the 

assignments are collected in Google Classroom.” 

 

R3 Vignette 4: 

“Yes, because there is not only one assignment, there are other subjects 

as well. So before the deadline, it's good to do it first.” 



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The outcome expectancy of students toward the use of Google Classroom in learning 

descriptive text helps them to know and understand the material of writing descriptive text 

easily.  

Students understand the material for writing descriptive text well because Google Classroom 

has features for teachers to provide learning materials to students. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In one respondent, the material is easy to understand because there is a personal discussion 

column on the task assignment feature.  

 

Meanwhile, one other person is because this application is cloud-based which allows Google 

Classroom users to access personal data access materials through electronic devices with 

internet access. 

 

 

 

 

 

Students’ Effort Expectancy Using Google Classroom 

In the learning process of writing descriptive text towards Google Classroom, students 

can face the ease and complexity of using this application. The ease experienced by students 

when accessing the application is because it is easy to use.  

R5 Vignette 4: 

“Yes, because there is a deadline. I actually can't stack my assignments 

so if I can finish that day why not. I'm afraid there are more assignments 

from other subjects.” 

 

R1 Vignette 5: 

“Yes, it's so easy, because in Google Classroom the teacher also gives 

the material first in the feature, so when there is a descriptive writing 

assignment, I understand.” 

 

R2 Vignette 5: 

“Yes, because the material was given by the teacher which was clearer 

than the book. Then you can discuss with the teacher if you don't 

understand in the chat column the teacher gives the material.” 

 

R5 Vignette 5: 

“Yes, because from books, sometimes there is no picture. In Google 

Classroom, the teacher gave the material usually in the form of video 

and PPT (power point) so the description was clearer.” 

 

R3 Vignette 5: 

“Yes, because when I sent an assignment incorrectly, I was notified in the private 

assignment chat column by the teacher, so I understand the material better. Then 

there is also a feature section for submitting material, where the teacher sends 

material for us to study so that we understand better before doing assignments. 

At that time, I was given the wrong assignment, so it was good that I was told it 

wasn't caught by the others.” 

 

R4 Vignette 5: 

“Yes, because the material is saved directly in what is it called, Google 

Drive so you can re-read it to understand the material.” 



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However, some respondents had difficulty accessing Google Classroom. The main problem is 

because of the internet. One other person is facing difficulties using Google Classroom because 

of its feature. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In addition, students do not face any complexity when writing descriptive text with Google 

Classroom. 

 

 

 

 

For two respondents, this is because writing activities are used as timed assignments. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

While other respondents said that because it is paperless. They can deepen their understanding 

by accessing material on the internet. 

R3 Vignette 6: 

“There's nothing. I think because the application is easy to 

understand.” 

R5 Vignette 6: 

“I don’t have. So far, I've never had a problem accessing Google 

Classroom.” 

 

R1 Vignette 6: 

“The access must use internet data, if you don't use internet data, you 

can't enter the application. That's my problem.” 

 

R2 Vignette 6: 

“In my opinion, the internet is the main thing because if there is no 

internet, I can't access learning materials and can't submit 

assignments.” 

 

R4 Vignette 6: 

“Yes, when I open the video from Google Classroom, it takes a long 

time. Then, I've had problems when I want to input assignments.” 

 

R5 Vignette 7:  

“Nothing, I feel don’t have difficulties, Alhamdulillah.” 

 

R1 Vignette 7:  

“It's not difficult for me, because the teacher often gives me a deadline 

to write a descriptive text so I can understand more deeply about the 

material the teacher has given me.” 

 

R4 Vignette 7:  

“I don’t have. I was given time to collect it, it really affected me, so I 

didn't find it difficult to think about the idea of writing a descriptive 

text.” 

 



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Students’ Influence Using Google Classroom 

In the use of learning media, of course, students can be influenced by the school 

environment. This theme discusses whether other people should use Google Classroom as a 

learning tool the same as them and the reasons why students use this application. 

On the subjective norm, all students will recommend the use of Google Classroom to other 

appropriate subject teachers. 

One respondent recommends this application because of the memory device. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

While the other respondents are due to the ease of features provided by Google Classroom, they 

have different views on google classroom. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Regarding how students use Google Classroom, all respondents answered because it was 

influenced by the school and the teacher concerned. 

 

 

 

 

R2 Vignette 7: 

“I don’t have, it's good to write through Google Classroom because it 

saves books because you can collect it using MS Word.” 

 

R3 Vignette 7: 

“It seems that I don’t have because with Google Classroom I can search 

for the material on the internet first so that I can understand it better.” 

 

R2 Vignette 8: 

“Yes, because some lessons also use Google Classroom. It's efficient if 

everyone uses it, so it doesn't use up phone memory if other subjects use 

different ones.” 

 

R1 Vignette 8: 

“Yes, the features are good in Google Classroom. It's not complicated, 

at least you have to have internet so you can access it.” 

R4 Vignette 8: 

“Yes for sure, because the tasks that have been sent are also backed up 

directly to Google Drive. So if all the lessons use Google Classroom, it 

will be good.” 

 

R3 Vignette 8: 

“Yes, because Google Classroom is also easy to use, so I will 

recommend it.” 

R5 Vignette 8: 

“Yes, it's also comfortable in Google Classroom. At there, you can also 

send files, photos or videos, so it's good if all subjects use Google 

Classroom.” 

 

R1 Vignette 9: 

“The influence of other people, because if the teacher doesn't tell me, I 

won't download it.” 

 



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Discussion 

The aim of this research was to investigate tenth-grade students’ perception of using 

Google Classroom in learning to write a descriptive text. This research used the UTAUT by 

Vankavesh (2003) to describe the students’ perception. The result indicates that most students 

of the tenth grade have a positive perception of learning to write descriptive text using Google 

Classroom.  

Firstly, the author ensures that schools and teachers support the use of Google 

Classroom in learning English. Facilitating Condition was found good result. Schools and 

teachers allow students to learn English, especially learning to write descriptive text using 

Google Classroom. Schools and teachers prove that they use Google Classroom in learning 

English because students download the Google Classroom application and give the class code 

to the students. 

Secondly, Google Classroom has a positive response to help students in learning 

performance. Internet access and digital devices is one reason. Because of the implementation 

of online learning as it is today, mobile access to interesting and easy to interactive learning 

materials is very important in the learning environment (Janzen, 2014; Iftakhar, 2016). Students 

are actively involved in learning to write because Google Classroom, which can be accessed on 

mobile phones and the internet, allows them to be actively involved anytime and anywhere. It 

can be found by R1 Vignette, “It's really helpful for me, because since online school, I've been 

using Google Classroom and I've downloaded it on my cellphone. So if I'm leaving and then 

I'm given an assignment and I have to collect it, I can send it with MS Word file to the Google 

Classroom.” Then, it helps students write descriptive text and do assignments quickly because 

it is paperless. R5 and R4 Vignette confirm it. They can write descriptive text with mobile 

phones and then send assignments quickly. This is in line with Sepyanda (2018) stated that 

Google Classroom is a teaching and learning media to help the assessment process and 

paperless assignment.  

In addition, the ease of features offered by Google Classroom has a positive impact on 

students' perceptions of learning writing descriptive text. Google Classroom is designed with 

many features but is very easy to use. According to Janzen, M (2014) as cited in Iftakhar (2016) 

R2 Vignette 9: 

“Other people, because the teacher use Google Classroom so I also use 

Google Classroom on the teacher's orders.” 

 

R2 Vignette 9: 

“Other people, because the teacher use Google Classroom so I also use 

Google Classroom on the teacher's orders.” 

 

R3 Vignette 9: 

“Other people, from school, the teacher suggested using Google 

Classroom.” 

 

R4 Vignette 9: 

“Other people, because of the teacher.” 

R5 Vignette 9: 

“Others, the reason is because of the teacher. For English subjects, use 

Google Classroom on the orders of the teacher.” 

 



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stated “Google Classroom’s design purposefully simplifies the instructional interface and 

options used for delivering and tracking assignments; communication with the entire course or 

individuals is also simplified through announcements, email, and push notifications.” The 

teacher can upload materials and give assignments to students. Students get additional useful 

material to deepen their knowledge and practice writing descriptive texts with assignments. 

However, students’ effort expectancy using Google Classroom was found low because 

there were three among five students who answered bad perception. According to Sudarsana et 

al., (2019), Google Classroom is packaged online learning collaboration between teachers and 

students. This means that to get access to Google Classroom, students need the internet. They 

point out that the internet is the main reason they can't connect to Google Classroom. In 

conclusion, Google Classroom has a good perception of students. Subjective norm founds good 

perception with all respondents will recommend the use of Google Classroom to other 

appropriate subject teachers. It is confirmed in R1 until R5’s Vignette. 

  

CONCLUSION  

In this research, students' perceptions were investigated using interviews with several 

indicators by Vankavesh (2003). The indicators are Performance Expectancy, Effort 

Expectancy, Social Influence, and Facilitating Condition. The researcher found that the students 

had a good perception of using Google Classroom in learning to write a descriptive text. The 

school supports learning descriptive writing with Google Classroom by letting the teacher 

conducts learning activities in Google classroom, and students are required to download this 

application on their cellphones. Students also recommend this application to teachers who have 

not used Google Classroom in learning. In performance expectancy, students show a positive 

response in learning activities to write a descriptive text. Google Classroom helps them to know 

and understand descriptive writing learning materials easily. In addition, others have proven 

that using Google Classroom makes them do assignments quickly. Besides the positive 

perception, Effort Expectancy was found low. But, Effort Expectancy can be changed with 

adequate internet usage and updates from Google Classroom.  

 

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