USING GOOGLE CLASSROOM ON INQUIRY BASED LEARNING TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ LEARNING PARTICIPATION Abd. Ghofur STKIP PGRI Lamongan Email: ghofurkita@yahoo.com ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to increase student learning participation in the learning process, because Google Classroom has a wide and unlimited discussion space, where educators can create collaborative classes in interactive relationships with other students. Google Classroom has several features that can be used in the learning process, including the main page that can display the assignments of students, compilation of classes in accordance with the wishes of educators, storage on Google Drive, accessible via smartphone, can accommodate all types of files, and can add images profile. Apart from that there are other features that educators can use in developing material namely Reusost, Createquestion, Create assignment, and Createannouncement. In addition, Google Classroom is one of the learning media based on inquiry learning methods, because Google Classroom can involve students’ abilities to the maximum in finding, understanding, investigating, analyzing and formulating learning outcomes. The research method used is a qualitative research method in the form of field research. The results of the use of Google Classroom media were applied to the design of lectures on learning strategy courses which consisted of two aspects namely lecture material and lecture methods. Lecture material is presented in an organized and structured manner, while the lecture method developed is divided into two, namely group and individual. The results of this study are an increase of 80% of student participation as measured by the Likert scale. Keywords: Google Classroom, Inquiry ABSTRAK Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah meningkatkan partisipasi belajar peserta didik dalam proses belajar, karena Google Classroom memiliki ruang diskusi yang cukup luas dan tanpa batas, dimana pendidik dapat menciptakan kelas kolaboratif dalam hubungan interaktif dengan peserta didikyang lain. Google Classroom memiliki beberapa fitur yang dapat digunakan dalam proses pembelajaran antara lain halam utama yang dapat menampilkan tugas peserta didik, penyusunan kelas yang sesuai dengan keinginan pendidik, penyimpanan di Google Drive, dapat diakses melalui smartphone, dapat menampung semua jenis file, dan dapat menambahkan gambar profil. Selain itu ada fitur lain yang dapat digunakan pendidik dalam mengembangkan materi yaitu Reusepost, Createquestion, Createassignment, dan Createannouncement. Selain itu Google Classroom merupakan salah satu media pembelajaran yang berbasis metode pembelajaran inkuiri, karena Google Classroom dapat melibatkan kemampuan peserta didik secara maksimal dalam mencari, memahami, menyelidiki, menganalisis dan merumuskan hasil belajar. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah metode penelitian kualitatif dalam bentuk 1503 1504 Jurnal Penelitian Pendidikan, Volume 10, Nomor 2, Desember 2018, hlm. 1503-1509 penelitian lapangan. Hasil pemanfaatan media Google Classroom diaplikasikan ke dalam desain perkuliahan mata kuliah strategi pembelajaran yang terdiri dari dua aspek yaitu materi perkuliahan dan metode perkuliahan. Materi perkuliahan yang disajikan secara terorganisir dan terstruktur, sedangkan metode perkuliahan yang dikembangkan terbagi menjadi dua yaitu secara kelompok dan individu. Hasil penelitian ini adalah meningkatnya partisipasi peserta didik sebanyak 80% yang diukur menggunakan skala likert. Kata kunci: Google Classroom, Inkuiri Education is the most important part of life, because education is a long-term investment that is able to improve the quality of human resources (HR). Improving the quality of human resources in education in addition to doing the learning process in the classroom can also be done outside the classroom or outside the study hours, for example students can study in city parks, in libraries, even students can learn through the internet. In the field of education, the internet is established as a learning media that supports the school curriculum system (Statistics, 2017). The internet is established as a support for the school curriculum because the internet is one of the learning media whose learning process can help educators to develop and improve students’ competencies. The Central Bureau of Statistics conducted a survey of productive age, as many as 40.96 percent of students aged 5-24 years who accessed the internet during the last three months were relatively high (Statistics, 2017). in the classroom. Limitations of space and time of learning can be overcome by utilizing applications that are on the internet, one of which is an application provided by Google. There are several applications provided by Google in the field of education, including Google Drive, Google Translated and Google Classroom. Google Classroom is a set of free productivity tools that includes email, documents and storage (Google, 2019). Google Classroom is specifically designed and collaborative with educators to help educators save time, organize classes and improve communication with students. Google Classroom is one of the learning media that can create class groups for each class and sub group for several groups in the class, making assignments, creating quizzes, discussion rooms, assessment, and copies of material and tasks that are automatically stored in Google Drive (Google, 2019). Google Classroom is also very useful for education in the face of advances in technology. The ease of activation process of Google Classroom is by visiting the site https:// classroom.google.com. The benefits of Google Classroom for educators are that they can be prepared easily, can save time and paper, can manage better, can improve communication and input, can function with applications that are educative to use, affordable and safe (Classroom, 2019). The presence of Google Classroom has a positive impact on education because the application has several features that can be used to actively help students learn more actively and are very organized in the storage of learning documents. Based on the results of the preliminary study conducted in the student learning process for the 2017 class of learning strategy subjects, it was found that there were enough obstacles to hinder the teaching and learning process in the classroom. The constraints in question are the lack of participation of students in the learning process. The intended participation is when students are doing the learning process, there are still many students who feel insecure to discuss directly with educators. The course of learning strategy is a theoretical subject. This course requires a deeper understanding of the theory, as well as the practice of applying learning strategies in various classroom situations and active discussions. The process of understanding the application of learning strategies can be done in the classroom according to the time specified, but when the implementation process takes place then there will be discussion between educators and students. This discussion process requires a separate space that has no time limit when students express their opinions. Abd. Ghofur, Using Google Classroom ... Based on the problems that occur in the learning process, a solution is needed that can increase student participation when learning. The solution presented was the use of Google Classroom media based on inquiry learning in learning strategy courses. The reason for choosing the Google Classroom media is in accordance with the benefits of Google Classroom, which states that there is an unlimited discussion space, where educators can create collaborative classes in interactive relationships with students. The second reason is that Google Classroom is one of the learning media based on inquiry learning methods, because Google Classroom can involve students’ abilities to the maximum in finding, understanding, investigating, analyzing and formulating learning outcomes. Basically inquiry learning method is a process of instilling the basics of thinking scientifically in students, and placing students in a role that requires initiative to find important things for themselves. Iru & Arihi (2012) argue that inquiry contains higher-level mental processes and is student-centered. Maximum involvement of students in the process of learning activities, and directional activities to the maximum in the learning process and students can develop an attitude of trust in themselves about what is found in the inquiry process (Kurniasih & Sani, 2015). Educators in the inquiry learning process only act as administrators who are responsible for all learning activities in the classroom. RESEARCH METHODS The research method used is a qualitative research method in the form of field research. The learning strategy courses in the lecture process are carried out by utilizing Google Classroom media by two classes namely the economic education study program class and the PKn education study program at the STKIP PGRI Lamongan. The teaching and learning process consists of 10 meetings using Google Classroom four times in class presentations and two meetings for UTS and UAS. Each meeting at Google Classroom requires an active learning time of 2 hours 45 minutes, but there is still free time for discussion outside the specified learning 1505 hours if the discussion time is determined to be lacking. Each class is divided into 4 (four) groups of 5 (five) students. Each group will be given different assignments in the process of applying learning strategies. The course of learning strategies is a theoretical subject. To test the theory that exists in the course, students need direct observation in the field, so that each group will first reset according to the task given. There are four groups with four different tasks. RESEARCH RESULTS AND DISCUSSION The use of Google Classroom media in the learning process has been designed by educators according to the needs of students. Google Classroom is an application that gives educators the freedom to explore students according to their knowledge. Educators are also more flexible in providing group assignments and independent assignments to all students. In addition, educators can also open a discussion room for students online, so that students are more flexible in expressing their opinions. Google Classroom is an application that requires internet access, because all Google Classroom processes are done online. Only students who are members of the Google Classroom can use this application. Classes at the Google Classroom are real classes in lectures. Google Classroom combines gmail, documents and google drives to help educators in creating virtual classes that are more efficient, fast and easy. 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Learning mediainis the a messenger technology (information)process that can be to usedbe formore learningeffective, purposes (Schramm, 1977). Learning media that namely: are utilized is one form of online learning, where educators and students can access electronic 1508 1. Jurnal Penelitian Pendidikan, Volume 10, Nomor 2, Desember 2018, hlm. 1503-1509 Reuse post Used to retweet existing posts, the lecturer can add questions and edit them, also can be directly shared with the class group to be addressed. 2. Create question Create question is a feature that is used to provide questions to students, so they can more easily access questions and upload answers according to the due date determined by educators in effective and efficient learning strategy courses which do not waste paper that can pollute the environment and reduce forested forest populations , also can manage time. 3. Create assignment Create assignments are features used in assigning tasks, which can be attached to a file. With this feature, it is expected that educators can more easily access and upload tasks to be given to students by using technology and utilizing this google classroom-based technology in the create assignment feature. 4. Create announcement Create announcement is a feature used to make announcements. Educators do not have to meet students directly. Simply Create announcement on the Google Classroom announcement can be conveyed thoroughly. The use of Google Classroom media is one of the media developments in the world of learning, especially in the field of online learning. Learning media is a messenger technology (information) that can be used for learning purposes (Schramm, 1977). Learning media that are utilized is one form of online learning, where educators and students can access electronic documents to enrich their studies (Smaldino, Lowther, & Russell, 2008). Students can actively participate because online learning provides a more interactive learning environment. The use of Google Classroom media has many positive impacts on students, especially the increasing participation of students when expressing opinions during joint discussions. Increased student participation can be measured by a questionnaire in the form of a questionnaire. The results of the questionnaire shared with the students stated that more than 80% of students felt themselves more interactive and able to express their opinions with confidence when the learning process took place. Questionnaires developed according to Riduwan (2011) are measured by a Likert scale which states that the score assessment from very positive to very negative, which will be described in the following table: Assessment Score Strongly agree agree Simply Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree 5 4 3 2 1 The results of the Likert scale will be calculated using the percentage formula as follows: information F = total score N = the highest score I = number of questions R = number of respondents (Riduwan, 2011) CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION CONCLUSION The use of Google Classroom media based on inquiry learning can be used as an alternative in increasing student learning participation. The use of Google Classroom media is one of the modern learning processes that is very supportive and provides new insights for educators and can motivate students to be more active while learning. 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