Attitude towards G Suite for Education during pandemic COVID-19
List of Authors
  • Aziyah Mohd Yusoff , Zubaidah Salamat

Keyword
  • G Suite for Education, online learning

Abstract
  • The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the landscape of the workplace and disrupted the school operation including teachers whereby the face-to-face teaching method can inhibit the teaching and learning process. The pandemic has forced school closures globally. Hence, teachers began to explore a new way to carry out the task of teaching. Alternatively, they opted for the solution of distance learning. The G Suite for Education is the best alternative for teachers. Teachers adopt G Suite for two-fold reasons: ease of use, and usefulness. The purpose of this study was to understand teachers’ acceptance of the G Suite. The research framework in this study was based on the technology acceptance model (TAM). The population sample consisted of 126 teachers in few schools in the states of Terengganu and Selangor, West Malaysia. The PLS-SEM was used to analyze the data. The researchers distributed the questionnaire to the respondents via the Google Form in order to assess the attitudes of teachers in accepting G Suite. The results of the data analysis indicated that the majority of the teachers had a positive view of the technology. This study also indicated teachers use G Suite for its usefulness during the pandemic.

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