Students’ Perception on the Utilization of Learningapps.org for Self-Study Materials

Abstract

Learning and teaching process in online learning setting needs to be more flexible especially in connecting the students with the learning sources resources in order to keep up their independent and self-regulated learning. Learningapps.org is a free online learning platform for teachers to create numerous learning activities such as matching, fill in the blanks, word search, crosswords, maps, voting, ordering, and many others. In addition, this platform has a template for exercises with elements of games which makes it suitable for all types of students. This study uses a descriptive quantitative approach to aim at identifying the senior high school students' perceptions of the implementation of self-study materials in online learning using learningapps.org. It involved 37 students of Islamic senior high school in Indonesia. Data collection was facilitated using questionnaires, and interviews. The data analysis was undertaken through then used SPSS 22 for detailed quantification. The findings revealed the students perceived the ease of use and usefulness of learningapps.org highly positively in online class. Factors such as clear and easy language, various and attractive amount of the exercises, relevant level of the exercises, and automatic feedback of this application made them learn English more independently. The unstable internet connectivity and low motivation were challenges that most of the students had during the self-study. The result of this study can be used by English teachers to help students improve their self-regulated learning.