The effectiveness of digital assessment using the Plickers program in enhancing academic achievement and motivation toward learning assessment among sixth-grade female students in the Gaza Strip

Abstract

The study investigated the effectiveness of using Plickers as a digital assessment tool in enhancing academic achievement and motivation toward its use in learning assessment among sixth-grade female students in the Gaza Strip. A quasi-experimental design was employed to examine its effect on academic achievement, while a descriptive survey approach was used to measure motivation. The instruments included an achievement test and a motivation scale. The population consisted of all sixth-grade female students at a school in the northern Gaza Strip, totaling (236) students. A purposive sample comprised 36 students from Class 6(1) and 38 from Class 6(2), the researcher's two classes, representing the control and experimental groups, respectively. Results showed no statistically significant differences at the significance level (α = 0.05) between the mean achievement scores of the two groups. However, Plickers proved effective in enhancing motivation toward learning. The study recommends integrating the tool into classroom assessment across subjects and educational levels, incorporating digital assessment skills into teachers’ professional development programs, and utilizing it in school administration for attendance monitoring, student council elections, and surveys.