EFFECTS OF USING WOOCLAP AND PADLET APPLICATIONS ON IMPROVING THE WRITING SKILLSOF ENGLISH LEARNERS

Abstract

The integration of technology in education has become increasingly important in classrooms across the world. Technology has always been a useful tool for improving learners’ English language skills. However, writing is now one of the most valued skills due to technology since it is extensively used in higher education and in the workplace. With the use of modern educational technologies, there are numerous ways to utilize and modify global learning resources used in English writing classrooms. Therefore, making use of technology and studying English are vital requirements for the learning environment and should be made mandatory for all students. Students are learning more effectively and becoming more adept at multitasking thanks to the integration of technology in the classroom. It has therefore been included in the educational system. Consequently, this study aimed to make use of technology and computer-assisted language learning and investigate the possible effects of using Wooclap and Padlet applications on students’ writing skills. For this purpose, one experimental group and one control group consisting of 50 participants in total took part in the research. Several activities in Wooclap and Padlet were integrated into lessons, and at the end of the 8-week treatment, essays written by students were quantitatively analyzed to investigate the effects of using Wooclap and Padlet applications in writing lessons. It was concluded that using Wooclap and Padlet applications improved students’ overall writing skills. Also, the students could excel in different parts of the essay such as task achievement, coherence and cohesion, lexical resource, and grammatical range and accuracy. The participants were able to increase their writing scores in all essay types. In such manner, the advantages of using digital tools in writing lessons to enhance students’ writing abilities were discovered.