USING KAHOOT! IN VOCABULARY LEARNING: EVIDENCE FROM A VIETNAMESE HIGHER EDUCATION CONTEXT

Abstract

This study aims to find out how undergraduate English students at a Vietnamese institution felt about utilizing Kahoot to learn vocabulary. Using a sequential explanatory mixed-methods design, the study collected and analyzed quantitative and qualitative data from 53 first-year English major students. The participants in the study regarded the game to be enjoyable, although their involvement was not consistent throughout the trial. Interaction, engagement, focus, competition, and motivation were also essential characteristics that contributed to students' pleasant learning experiences and helped them enhance their vocabulary learning, particularly in terms of retention. Based on these important findings, certain recommendations have been made addressing the necessity to incorporate more digital-game-based activities into classroom education in order to motivate students better and maintain classroom engagement.