JEPAL (Journal of English Pedagogy and Applied Linguistics)
Vol. 6 No. 1 (2025): July 2025

Using Learningapps.org to Teach Descriptive Text Writing to Seventh Graders

Indriyani, Nina (Unknown)
Dwinalida, Khairunnisa (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 Jul 2025

Abstract

Writing is one of the productive skills that must be mastered by students learning English as a Foreign Language (EFL), especially Indonesian learners. However, many students still struggle with writing, resulting in low self-confidence. This research examines using the LearningApps.org website as a learning medium to teach students' writing skills, emphasising descriptive texts. The study used a quasi-experimental method with seventh graders at MTs Ma'arif NU 2 Cilongok Banyumas, with two groups of 44 students, the experimental and control classes. The data were gathered from pre- and posttests and then analysed using descriptive statistics, Mann-Whitney, and the N Gain test. According to the results, the experimental group, which utilised the LearningApps.org website, had a greater average posttest score (54.57) than the control group (43.33). In the Mann-Whitney test, the significance value is 0,005. The experimental group also had a greater N-gain percentage (34.09%) than the control group (11.08%). Although the results indicate that it is ineffective, the positive impact of using the LearningApps.org website is evident. These results suggest that the LearningApps.org website is a valuable and practical tool for supporting students' writing development in descriptive texts. 

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Journal Info

Abbrev

englishpedagogy

Publisher

Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Other

Description

JEPAL (Journal of English Pedagogy and Applied Linguistics) publishes original papers researching or documenting issues in English teaching-learning and ...