The Use of Plickers for Formative Assessment of Vocabulary Mastery

The use of technology considered has able to help the learning process, especially in teaching English. In the industry revolution 4.0, there are some alternatives to teach English effectively. Plickers is an application that can help the teachers to measure student capability. This application used...

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Main Authors: Maya Masita, Nur Fitri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universitas Cokroaminoto Palopo 2020-10-01
Series:Ethical Lingua: Journal of Language Teaching and Literature
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Online Access:https://ethicallingua.org/25409190/article/view/179
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description The use of technology considered has able to help the learning process, especially in teaching English. In the industry revolution 4.0, there are some alternatives to teach English effectively. Plickers is an application that can help the teachers to measure student capability. This application used printable paper clickers to assign each student using the Plickers card. The teacher is instantly checking the student responses and assessment data for every question. This study was using mixed methods design to describe the use of Plickers for formative assessment of vocabulary mastery. The finding shows that Plickers help the teacher in preparing, executing, and examining in formative assessment. This application was able to improve students’ motivation and participation.
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spelling doaj.art-43ae8bcf33e944ac956fef7bf661fa602022-12-21T20:04:59ZengUniversitas Cokroaminoto PalopoEthical Lingua: Journal of Language Teaching and Literature2355-34482540-91902020-10-017210.30605/25409190.179179The Use of Plickers for Formative Assessment of Vocabulary MasteryMaya Masita0Nur Fitri1Universitas Muhammadiyah BulukumbaUniversitas Negeri MakassarThe use of technology considered has able to help the learning process, especially in teaching English. In the industry revolution 4.0, there are some alternatives to teach English effectively. Plickers is an application that can help the teachers to measure student capability. This application used printable paper clickers to assign each student using the Plickers card. The teacher is instantly checking the student responses and assessment data for every question. This study was using mixed methods design to describe the use of Plickers for formative assessment of vocabulary mastery. The finding shows that Plickers help the teacher in preparing, executing, and examining in formative assessment. This application was able to improve students’ motivation and participation.https://ethicallingua.org/25409190/article/view/179Educational TechnologyPlickers ApplicationFormative Assessment
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The Use of Plickers for Formative Assessment of Vocabulary Mastery
Ethical Lingua: Journal of Language Teaching and Literature
Educational Technology
Plickers Application
Formative Assessment
title The Use of Plickers for Formative Assessment of Vocabulary Mastery
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title_short The Use of Plickers for Formative Assessment of Vocabulary Mastery
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Plickers Application
Formative Assessment
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