Empowering Students’ 21st Century Skills through Canva Application

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33394/jk.v8i1.4391

Keywords:

21st Century Skills, Project-Based Learning, Digital Media, Canva.

Abstract

The study aimed at investigating the use of Canva platform as digital media in writing lesson to empower students’ 21st skills. The qualitative-descriptive method is used in this study. The research subject was 60 students at Indraprastra PGRI Jakarta University, majoring in English Education who were given questionnaires, feedback and observed by their projects to collect the data. The results showed that most of the students 21st century skills empowered well in writing through various project templates in Canva platform. It was concluded that Canva carried out more effectively, not only students will produce good projects, but their core competencies in writing can also be broadened and strengthened. Moreover, using appropriate media, projects, authentic topics and students’ feedbacks can empower students to be critical thinker, creator, communicator and collaborator as well in academic and beyond.

Author Biographies

Anastasia Dewi Anggraeni, English Education, Faculty of Language and Art, Universitas Indraprasta PGRI

Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris

Fakultas Bahasa dan Seni

Helda Jolanda Pentury, English Education, Faculty of Language and Art, Universitas Indraprasta PGRI

Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris

Fakultas Bahasa dan Seni

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2022-02-21

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Anggraeni, A. D., & Pentury, H. J. (2022). Empowering Students’ 21st Century Skills through Canva Application. Jurnal Kependidikan: Jurnal Hasil Penelitian Dan Kajian Kepustakaan Di Bidang Pendidikan, Pengajaran Dan Pembelajaran, 8(1), 50–57. https://doi.org/10.33394/jk.v8i1.4391

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