Edmodo impacts: Mediating digital class and assessment in english language teaching

Abstract

Information technology-based instruction, such as Edmodo, gains its popularity as it is likely to strengthen the role of teachers, schools, and parents for the sake of optimizing student learning outcomes. This study set out to explore how Edmodo was utilized to mediate digital class in English language teaching (ELT); how Edmodo facilitated students’ engagement during the class; and how Edmodo mediated teachers to assess students’ learning outcomes. A qualitative approach was employed and 286 students from a secondary school voluntarily participated in this study. Interviews, online mini-polling, and document analysis were deployed as data collection methods, and data were validated by triangulation and analyzed by following the interactive model data analysis. It revealed that Edmodo was an effective mode to mediate digital class in ELT as the students could interact with their teachers, peers, and course contents effectively, both inside and outside the classroom. The students’ engagement was also better in comparison to that of the face-to-face classroom. Finally, Edmodo well-mediated teachers to carry out the computer-based test (CBT); it was an accurate mode of assessment as no cheatings were facilitated; the validity, and reliability of the test could be favorably accomplished.