Ethical Lingua: Journal of Language Teaching and Literature
Vol. 12 No. 2 (2025): Volume 12 No 2 October 2025

Wielding Gimkit as Formative Assessment Tool in EFL Classroom

Rizal Wahid Permana Putra (Unknown)
Imam Wahyudi Karimullah (Unknown)
Mutmainnah Mustofa (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
07 Oct 2025

Abstract

Gamification nowadays has increasingly become chart-topping in education. In addition, game-like learning media can possibly be a precise option to use as a formative assessment tool. This research aims at exploring how teacher utilises Gimkit as a formative assessment tool and how students’ perception on the use of Gimkit as a formative assessment tool in English teaching-learning. This research, further, employs a qualitative case approach. The research subject is the ninth grade involving 28 students. The researcher approaches a semi-structured interview to obtain students’ perception on the use of Gimkit as a formative assement in English teaching-learning. The findings reveal that three steps conducted by the teacher in utilising Gimkit; signing up, creating quizes, and implementing Gimkit as a formative assessment in English teaching-learning. Further, it shows that most students have positive perception on the utilisation of Gimkit as a formative assessment in English teaching-learning. These positive values are coded into; Gimkit is considered as an interesting testing tool, it promotes students’ learning motivation and improves students’ reading skill.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

25409190

Publisher

Subject

Humanities Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

Ethical Lingua is an online academic journal published by Universitas Cokroaminoto Palopo. The journal publish scholarly articles on the scope of Language Teaching, Learning, and Assessment; Language Curriculum and Material Development; Linguistics and Applied Linguistics; Cultural Issues in ...