Active Learning in Collaboration with Google Classroom on Academic Achievement in English Language Courses and The 21St Century Learning Skills of First Year Vocational Students at Higher Certificate Level

Abstract

Background and Aims: Active learning in Collaboration with google classroom on Academic Achievement in English Language Courses and The 21^St Century Learning Skills of First Year Vocational Students at Higher Certificate Level. The purposes were 1) to compare achievement in English language courses before and after using active learning in collaboration with google classroom, 2) to compare achievement in English language courses after using active learning in collaboration with Google Classroom with 60% criteria, 3) to study the 21^st-century learning skills, and 4) to study the student’s satisfaction after using active learning in collaboration with google classroom.

Methodology: This research was a pre-experimental research used a One-Group Pre-test Post-test Design. The sample was 33 students from higher certificate levels at Muangchol Business Administration Technological College, in the academic year 2022 which were selected by cluster random sampling. The research instruments consist of active learning in collaboration with Google Classroom lesson plans, the English achievement test, an assessment of 21st-century learning skills, and the satisfaction questionnaire. The statistics used for data analysis were percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test for the dependent sample, and t-test for one sample.

Results: The results of this research indicated that the English learning achievement scores of the higher certificate level students after using active learning in collaboration with google classroom as significantly higher than before at the .05 level,  after using active learning in collaboration with google classroom was significantly higher than the 60% criteria at the .05 level. Overall, the 21^st century learning skills and student satisfaction resulted in the highest level.

Conclusion: Active learning in collaboration with Google Classroom causes the English learning achievement scores of the higher certificate level students, the post-test was higher than the pre-test and the post-test was higher than the 60% criteria. Overall, the 21^st century learning skills and student satisfaction resulted in the highest level.