CAN LEARNINGAPPS.ORG ENHANCE STUDENTS' TOEFL STRUCTURE SCORES?: FOCUSING ON SELF ASSESSMENT

Faridatul Istighfaroh; Mutmainnah Mustofa; Andri Jamaul Rifiyani

doi:10.24127/pj.v12i1.5423

CAN LEARNINGAPPS.ORG ENHANCE STUDENTS' TOEFL STRUCTURE SCORES?: FOCUSING ON SELF ASSESSMENT

Faridatul Istighfaroh^(1*), Mutmainnah Mustofa⁽²⁾, Andri Jamaul Rifiyani⁽³⁾,

(1) English Education Department, Universitas Islam Malang, Indonesia
(2) English Education Department, Universitas Islam Malang, Indonesia
(3) English Education Department, Universitas Islam Malang, Indonesia
(*) Corresponding Author

Abstract

TOEFL (Test of English as Foreign Language) is still taking place as a demanding English proficiency test in many countries, especially in Indonesia. This initial test is extensively used for various purposes, such as scholarship admission or job application. Among the three sections in the TOEFL test, the structure has been challenging for the test takers regarding examining the grammatical rules. Due to the need for study numbers on TOEFL structure score betterment by employing the learning media, this study aims to outline the improvement of TOEFL score, particularly in structure and written expression, after using learningapps.org as self-evaluation. The 26 high school students participated in this study. The data were gathered through documentation and test-in structure pretest and post-test scores. Data were statistically analyzed by compare means, using paired sample test. The result of the study reveals that learningapps.org did not positively affect students' enhancement of structure and written expression on the TOEFL test. The study implies that more precise learningapps must be chosen and tried to know the correlation.

Keywords

Structure TOEFL; Learningapp.org; Self-assessment

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.24127/pj.v12i1.5423