The use of Padlet to Improve students’ collaborative writing skills (revised draft)

ABSTRACT

As technology keeps advancing at a rapid pace, it keeps pushing us to adapt in various ways, one of which is in education. To support this, it's important to master the skills needed in today's world. In the 21st century, some of the skills that must be mastered include learning and innovation skills, which encompass critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and communication; as well as digital literacy and technology skills, which include information literacy, media literacy, and information and communication technology (ICT) literacy. In line with this, technologies that facilitate collaboration in learning have emerged, such as Padlet. This learning medium began to gain traction during the COVID-19 pandemic and is still in use today. Therefore, this study focuses on examining the effectiveness of using the web-based application ‘Padlet’ in collaborative writing learning among students. This study employs a literature review approach, analyzing ten scientific articles that implement Padlet in their learning processes, ranging from secondary school to university levels. Previous research findings indicate that Padlet has proven effective in enhancing students' learning motivation, writing skills, and collaboration in learning. This is supported by prior studies showing that learning using Padlet as an educational tool can provide relatively positive feedback, increase student participation, peer-to-peer feedback, teacher-to-student feedback, and improved student writing quality (Suryani & Daulay, 2022; Rofiah et al., 2023; Fadhilawati et al., 2020; Wahyuni, 2023; Suparmi, 2022). However, several challenges, both internal and external, are still encountered and require further action. This study recommends the implementation of Padlet as a learning medium to enhance collaborative writing learning among students.

Keywords: Padlet, Collaborative Learning, Digital Learning Tools, Writing Skills

ABSTRAK

Kemajuan teknologi yang terus berkembang secara pesat terus menuntut adaptasi dari berbagai aspek, salah satunya pada aspek Pendidikan. Untuk menunjang hal tersebut, maka diperlukannya penguasaan pada keterampilan-keterampilan yang dibutuhkan pada masa dewasa ini. Pada abad ke 21 ini, beberapa keterampilan yang harus dikuasai diantara nya keterampilan pembelajaran dan inovasi yang meliputi kemampuan berfikir kritis, kreatifitas, kolaborasi, dan komunikasi; serta keterampilan literasi digital dan teknologi yang meliputi literasi infromasi, literasi media, dan literasi teknologi infromasi dan komunikasi (ICT). Sejalan dengan hal tersebut, muncul teknologi-teknologi yang membangun kolaborasi dalam pembelajaran seperti Padlet. Media pembelajaran tersebut mulai eksis ketika muncuknya Pandemi Covid 19 dan masih digunakan hingga saat ini. Sehingga studi ini berfokus untuk menkaji efektivitas penggunaan aplikasi berbasi web ‘Padlet’ dalam pembelajaran menulis secara kolaboratif pada siswa. Studi ini menggunakan pendekatakan studi Pustaka dengan menganalis sepuluh artikel ilmiah yang mengimplementasikan Padlet pada pembelajarannya baik mulai dari Tingkat sekolah menengah maupun perguruan tinggi. Hasil penelitian pendahulu menunjukkan bahwa Padlet terbukti dapat meningkatkan, motivasi belajar siswa, keterampilan menulis dan kolaborasi pada pembelajaran. Hal ini didukung dengan penelitian sebelumnya yang menunjukkan bahwa pembelajaran yang menggunakan Padlet sebagai media belajar dapat memberikan umpan balik yang relative positif, peningkatan partisipasi siswa, mendukung adanya umpan balik antar teman sejawat, mendukung umpan balik antar guru dan siswa, serta meningkatkan kualitas tulisan siswa (Suryani & Daulay, 2022; Rofiah et al., 2023; Fadhilawati et al., 2020; Wahyuni, 2023; Suparmi, 2022). Meskipun demikian, beberapa tantangan baik dari faktor internal maupun eksternal masih dijumpai dan diperlukannya tindak lanjut. Penelitian ini merekomendasikan Pengimplementasian Padlet sebagai media pembelajaran dalam meningkatkan pembelajaran menulis kolabiratif siswa.

Kata Kunci: Padlet, Pembelajaran Kolaboratif, Media Pembelajaran Digital, Keterampilan Menulis

METHODS

    The researchers used a descriptive qualitative approach and literature review method in this study. This study focused on reviewing and analyzing previous scientific studies that discussed the implementation of Padlet as a medium for collaborative writing learning for students. This method was chosen to understand how Padlet is used in the learning process and its impact on students.

The data in this study were collected from ten scientific articles published between 2018 and 2024. These articles were published in both national and international journals. The articles were selected based on several criteria, including content discussing the implementation of Padlet in student writing instruction, the presence of collaborative activities among students, and the availability of the full text.

Data collection was carried out by reading each article thoroughly, then underlining important points related to the selected topic. After that, the data was analyzed thematically by grouping certain information into several criteria, such as student feedback, student performance results, challenges faced, and so on.

The information will be collected to find similarities and then compiled into a summary analyzing previous studies discussing the use of Padlet in improving students' collaborative writing skills.