English Education Department Students’ Attitude towards the Use of Learning Management System (LMS) in English Learning

¹ English Language Education Department, Faculty of Language Education, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
² English Language Education Department, Faculty of Language Education, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
³ English with Commerce, Faculty of Major Languages Studies, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia

^* Corresponding author: andiwirantaka@umy.ac.id

Abstract

Attitude is one of the factors that influences students’ English learning achievement. Students’ attitude towards using learning platforms influences student’s learning achievements; A positive attitude will produce positive accomplishments and vice versa. This research investigates the English Education Department students’ attitude toward using a Learning Management System (LMS) in English learning in one of the Islamic private universities of Yogyakarta. This research aims to figure out students’ attitudes, and to identify whether there is a significant difference between male and female students. The research method used in this research is quantitative descriptive research. The participants were 82 Education Department students in batch 2021. A questionnaire was used as a method for data collection. The data collection instrument is a questionnaire on Attitudes toward the Use of Learning Management Systems among University Students. In addition, the researcher provided a 20-item questionnaire and then distributed it using random sampling. The research results showed that students of the 2021 batch have positive attitudes towards using LMS in English language learning. The mean value of students’ attitudes towards using LMS is 3.234. The finding also shows a significant difference between the attitudes of male and female students toward using LMS in learning English, with a p-value of 0.000.