The Effect of Kahoot! Game in Teaching Reading Comprehension Achievement

  • Shella Septina Marsa STKIP Nurul Huda Sukaraja
  • Hastuti Retno Kuspiyah STKIP Nurul Huda Sukaraja
  • Eka Agustina STKIP Nurul Huda Sukaraja
Keywords: Kahoot! Game, Game-based Students Response System (GSRSs), Reading Comprehension Achievement.

Abstract

Kahoot! Game is one of the advancements in learning technology. It can facilitate and motivate the students for being active and understanding the content of the text. This study aimed to find out whether there is or not any significant difference between the students who are taught by using Kahoot! Game and the students who are taught by using conventional game and to find out the impact of using Kahoot!. Altogether in this study, the writer used mixed-method and explanatory sequential mixed method design which involving 39 students of the fourth-semester students of English Education Program of STKIP Nurul Huda by using reading comprehension test for quantitative data and observation, questionnaire, and interview for qualitative data. The findings were the effect of Kahoot! Game in teaching reading comprehension achievement is a very high impact on engagement, perception and motivation, and positive attitude. It influenced students’ reading comprehension achievement. Therefore, it can be concluded that by using Kahoot! Game with high engagement, perception, motivation, and positive attitude of the students can influence their reading comprehension achievement.

Author Biographies

Shella Septina Marsa, STKIP Nurul Huda Sukaraja

Shella Septina Marsa was born on September 17th ,1995 in Gumawang-Belitang. She graduated in 2020 for her bachelor degree in English Education Program of STKIP Nurul Huda Sukaraja. From October 2018 up to present, she has dedicated herself as an English teacher in some courses in Belitang

Hastuti Retno Kuspiyah, STKIP Nurul Huda Sukaraja

Hastuti Retno Kuspiyah was born on January 08th ,1984 in Sumber Asri. She graduated for her bachelor degree in English Education Program of SKIP PGRI Bandar Lampung in 2006 and finished his master degree in English Education Program of University PGRI of Palembang in 2013. From 2014 up to present, she has been a lecturer of STKIP Nurul Huda Sukaraja.

Eka Agustina, STKIP Nurul Huda Sukaraja

Eka Agustina was born on August 05th ,1986 in Banjar Sari. She graduated for her bachelor degree in English Education Program of University PGRI of Palembang in 2008 and finished his master degree in English Education Program of University PGRI of Palembang in 2014. From 2014 up to present, she has been a lecturer of STKIP Nurul Huda Sukaraja.

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Published
2021-06-02