BLOOKET: AN EFFECTIVE DIGITAL LEARNING MEDIUM FOR TEACHING WRITING DESCRIPTIVE TEXTS

Istifia Nur Wijaya; Mukminatus Zuhriyah

doi:10.30601/dedikasi.v10i1.7512

BLOOKET: AN EFFECTIVE DIGITAL LEARNING MEDIUM FOR TEACHING WRITING DESCRIPTIVE TEXTS

Istifia Nur Wijaya, Mukminatus Zuhriyah

Abstract

This study investigates the effectiveness of Blooket as a digital learning medium in improving students' descriptive writing skills at an Islamic high school in Jombang. Using a single-group pretest-posttest pre-experimental design, this study involved 21 tenth-grade students who were evaluated using an analytical writing assessment rubric covering content, organization, grammar, vocabulary, and writing mechanics. The pretest results showed that the students' initial writing skills were still low, especially in idea development, organization, vocabulary range, and grammatical accuracy. After the intervention using Blooket through several game-based activities and interactive quizzes, the students showed significant improvement in four components content, organization, grammar, and vocabulary while writing mechanics showed a small but statistically insignificant improvement. Paired sample t-test results confirmed a significant difference between pre-test and post-test scores (p < 0.05), indicating that Blooket effectively improved students' descriptive writing performance. The discussion highlights how Blooket promotes cognitive reinforcement, motivation, and engagement through its gamification features, in line with previous research on digital learning media. This study concludes that Blooket is a relevant and engaging tool for writing instruction and recommends further research with control groups and longer treatment durations to explore long-term impacts and broader applications.

Keywords

Blooket, digital learning media, descriptive text writing, game-based learning, EFL learners

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