18Feb 2017

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF USING PADLET IN ESL CLASSROOM.

  • Faculty of Education, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.
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Learning and working together on a wall is what a Padlet might look like for those who has tried this digital pinboard. This multimodal production tool is simple yet powerful to support teaching and learning. This study investigates the effectiveness of using Padlet in improving students’ learning in English grammar. The data was collected by the means of pre-post tests and questionnaire survey. 30 students at University Sains Islam Malaysia were participated in this study. The data was analyzed using both descriptive and inferential analysis. The result from pre-post tests indicated a significant improvement in students’ performance. The result from survey also showed high preference and participants’ positive attitude towards using Padlet as a means for learning grammar. The findings indicated that the use of Padlet is effective in enhancing students’ performance in language learning.


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[MunirahHaris, Melor Yunus and Jamaludin Hj Badusah. (2017); THE EFFECTIVENESS OF USING PADLET IN ESL CLASSROOM. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Feb). 783-788] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com


Munirah Haris
Universti Kebangsaan Malaysia

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/3214      
DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/3214