The Effect of Kahoot! Game in Teaching Reading Comprehension Achievement

Abstract

Kahoot! Game is one of the advancements in learning technology. It can facilitate and motivate the students for being active and understanding the content of the text. This study aimed to find out whether there is or not any significant difference between the students who are taught by using Kahoot! Game and the students who are taught by using conventional game and to find out the impact of using Kahoot!. Altogether in this study, the writer used mixed-method and explanatory sequential mixed method design which involving 39 students of the fourth-semester students of English Education Program of STKIP Nurul Huda by using reading comprehension test for quantitative data and observation, questionnaire, and interview for qualitative data. The findings were the effect of Kahoot! Game in teaching reading comprehension achievement is a very high impact on engagement, perception and motivation, and positive attitude. It influenced students’ reading comprehension achievement. Therefore, it can be concluded that by using Kahoot! Game with high engagement, perception, motivation, and positive attitude of the students can influence their reading comprehension achievement.

Sustaining English Language Education with Digital Educational Games: A Systematic Review

“…As explained by the researchers (Ronimus et al, 2019;Berry, 2021;Barcomb & Cardoso, 2020;Yürük, 2020) stated in their study that experimental group showed significant improvements in pronunciation skill than the control group which showed higher cognitive engagement. Additionally, the researchers go on to point out that usage of digital games as a learning media can maximizes the language learning which will help to assist students' reading comprehension skill in English learning (Marsa et al, 2021;Pahamzah et al, 2020;Tan et al, 2019;Korkmaz & Öz, 2021). According to Marsa et al (2021); Tan et al (2019), they disputed that instead of hardcopy materials, the learners were more likely reading on the mobile platform.…”

“…Additionally, the researchers go on to point out that usage of digital games as a learning media can maximizes the language learning which will help to assist students' reading comprehension skill in English learning (Marsa et al, 2021;Pahamzah et al, 2020;Tan et al, 2019;Korkmaz & Öz, 2021). According to Marsa et al (2021); Tan et al (2019), they disputed that instead of hardcopy materials, the learners were more likely reading on the mobile platform. Most probably, this is due to the digital games such as Quizizz and Kahoot!…”

“…Learners will be doubting the reason why they need to acquire the language if they are lacking motivation in learning, and they just stick to their mother tongue or first language. Out of 34 articles, 18 studies were found to be focused on learners' motivation while learning English language through playing digital games and reported that DGBELL led to higher motivation compared with traditional teaching method (Hao & Lee, 2019;Yang & Quadir, 2018;Gamlo, 2019;Chandra & Kepirianto, 2021;Castillo-Cuesta, 2022;Wichadee & Pattanapichet, 2018;Padar, 2022;Marsa et al, 2021;Vásquez & Ovalle, 2019;Pahamzah et al, 2020;Taskiran, 2019;Tan et al, 2019;Li, 2021;Lai & Chang, 2021;Arce & Valdivia, 2020;Wu, 2019;Korkmaz & Öz, 2021). In the research conducted by the researchers, the quantitative findings identified that the learners' motivation in the experimental group who underwent the intervention of digitalised educational games was much higher than that of the control group (Hao & Lee, 2019;Wichadee & Pattanapichet, 2018;Wu, 2019).…”

“…Becoming an autonomous learner enables them to be more accountable, ultimately results in greater performance through greater cognitive engagement (Ronimus et al, 2019). Furthermore, the evidence from the research conducted by Marsa et al (2021) as well as Arce and Valdivia (2020) suggested that high percentage of students are more inclined to use gamified digital tools due to the competitiveness in a virtual environment. Likewise, Korkmaz and Öz (2021) indicated that from the participants' answers to survey along with the open-ended questions also revealed that their engagement in digital games leads to a significant increase in their reading scores after seven weeks of intervention incorporating Kahoot.…”

Learning While Playing: Kahoot Application to Teach Vocabulary through Online Learning

“…Kahoot! application is classified as game based student's response since teacher could manage and design the game based on the topic and material learned, then students are able to response and take part in the game (Marsa et al, 2021).…”