INVESTIGATING INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA USED IN GOOGLE CLASSROOM BY ENGLISH TEACHERS IN WONOSARI GUNUNGKIDUL DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, all schools must conduct online learning in accordance with the Culture Circular number 4 of 2020, which the Indonesian Minister of Education and Culture has made. To support the learning process, several schools in Wonosari use Google Classroom as a virtual classroom. However, it turns out that several problems arise in learning English, especially regarding the use of instructional media. This research aims to find out what instructional media types are used in Google Classroom by English teachers in Wonosari subdistrict during the Covid-19 pandemic; and to know the criteria are considered in selecting the instructional media used in Google Classroom by English teachers. This research used descriptive qualitative design. The participants in this research were six English teachers who teach at Junior High Schools in Wonosari subdistrict. The criteria that have been used in selecting participants were English teachers who actively use Google Classroom and English teachers who teach at Junior High Schools in Wonosari subdistrict. The data collection technique that had been used was individual interviews. This research found several instructional media types and media selection criteria. The media found are Microsoft Word documents, PDFs, pictures, video, and PowerPoint slides. The teachers select with the following criteria including the existing core competencies and basic competencies, considering the student's background, considering accessibility, and considering the representative media. It can be concluded that this finding research was not different from what was found in the conventional classroom. It turns out that teachers still use several media and ix selection criteria commonly used in conventional classes to teach in Google Classroom. However, the media used in Google Classroom is media that can be displayed digitally through technology.
Keywords: instructional media, media selection criteria, Google Classroom, English teacher, online learning, pandemic