ENHANCING STUDENTS’ WRITING COMPETENCE THROUGH APPLYING CANVA IN A MODEL OF PROJECT-BASED LEARNING TOWARDS DESCRIPTIVE TEXT – International Journal of Research in Education Humanities and Commerce

ENHANCING STUDENTS’ WRITING COMPETENCE THROUGH APPLYING CANVA IN A MODEL OF PROJECT-BASED LEARNING TOWARDS DESCRIPTIVE TEXT

Authors: Faiza, Dias Andris Susanto & Wiyaka

ABSTRACT

Writing skill is one of the basic skills in learning English that is regarded as the most challenging and quite difficult for students. Thus, the use of suitable learning model and an attractive media like Canva is needed. The purpose of this study was to determine the enhancement of students’ descriptive text writing skills before and after using Canva in the Project Based Learning (PjBL) model, to analyze and to explore students’ responses in learning to write descriptive texts by using Canva application in the Project Based Learning (PBL) model. This study was conducted using a mix quasi-experimental research method with a mixed quantitative and qualitative method with a one group pre-test and post-test design. The researcher used a writing test, questionnaire and also interview as instruments in this study. The population of this study was the seventh-grade students and the research sample was Class VII C consisting of 34 students. The sample represents the population. The results of this study indicate that there was an enhancement in students’ descriptive text writing skills. This is indicated by the average score of students on the post-test (77.18) which is higher than the average score of the pre-test (53.0%6). Then, the t-test result is 26.79 higher than the t-table value of 2.0%34 at a significance level of 5% and the degree of freedom (df) is 33. Thus, it can be concluded that students’ descriptive text writing is significantly better after receiving treatment. So, the null hypothesis (H0%) is rejected and the alternative hypothesis (Ha) fails to be rejected. In addition, from 20% questionnaires, students’ answers are very positive. This means that in learning descriptive text using Canva in a model of project-based learning (PjBL) model can make students give positive responses. It can be concluded that using Canva in project-based learning (PjBL) can enhance students’ descriptive text writing. Likewise, the students’ responses from interviews demonstrate that integrating Canva into the Project-Based Learning model significantly enhanced their descriptive writing experience. It fostered greater creativity, motivation, and collaboration, while also improving key writing skills such as vocabulary use, idea organization, and content detail. The visual and interactive elements of Canva made the learning process more engaging and effective for the students.

Keywords: Project based learning; Canva, Writing; Descriptive Text

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