The students’ acceptance of learning management system (LMS) platforms at English Language Education Department of UIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya

In the digital era, it is unavoidable to use the Learning management system (LMS) as part of the teaching and learning process. Teachers are encouraged to use one of the platforms in LMS. The LMS can help and facilitate teachers to do the learning and teaching process. The use of LMS requires students’ acceptance of the application that teachers implement in their practices. This study aimed to investigate the students’ acceptance of LMS platforms that teachers use in the classroom. The study used quantitative research by administering the questionnaire to 100 university students via WhatsApp. The result showed that the students accept the use of LMS in their teaching and learning process by showing positive responses on Perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, and actual usage of the LMS. The kind of preferable LMS identified were Google Classroom, Schoology, Edmodo, and others. From the Research finding, Google Classroom was the most preferred platform used in online learning. It indicates that the students accept and enjoy using Google classroom and the feature of this platform is easy and useful. So it could develop students’ productivity or their final result. This study contributes to the concept of LMS use as media in teaching and learning processes. Practically, the study highlights that English lectures could consider the use of the Learning Management System based on the students’ perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, and their actual usage and decide the suitable LMS platform for their classes.