Yogyakarta — Writing remains one of the biggest challenges for high school students in Indonesia. Addressing this issue, Dina Sari Hardiyanti Lutfi Fadilla and Kastam Syamsi from Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta developed a Collaborative Writing-based teaching material integrated with Padlet. Their 2026 study found that this digital-collaborative approach significantly improved students’ writing performance and offered a fresh innovation for language learning.
Writing is more than an academic requirement; it is a core skill for critical thinking, creativity, and communication. Yet many Indonesian students still struggle to organize ideas, choose appropriate vocabulary, and build coherent texts. The 2022 PISA report highlighted this challenge, with Indonesia scoring only 359 in reading literacy, far below the OECD average of 476.
To tackle this problem, the researchers introduced a textbook built on Collaborative Writing principles, supported by Padlet as a digital platform. The concept allows students to work together in small groups, sharing ideas, drafting texts, revising, and editing collaboratively.
The study involved 72 tenth-grade students at SMA Negeri 1 Weleri, Central Java, during the 2025/2026 academic year. Thirty-six students were assigned to the experimental class using the new textbook, while another 36 students learned through conventional writing instruction.
The results showed remarkable improvement. Students in the experimental group increased their average writing score from 66.67 to 88.00 after the intervention. In contrast, the control group improved only from 57.67 to 69.39.
Statistical analysis confirmed the effectiveness of the method. The independent sample t-test showed a significance value of 0.000, proving the new approach outperformed conventional teaching. Meanwhile, the N-Gain score reached 62.34% in the experimental group, categorized as moderately effective, compared to only 22.32% in the control group.
According to Fadilla and Syamsi from Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, collaborative writing helps students become more active learners. Instead of working alone, they discuss, exchange ideas, and provide peer feedback, creating a stronger writing process.
Padlet also played a crucial role by enabling real-time collaboration, draft sharing, and instant feedback. This made the learning process more interactive and extended beyond classroom walls.
The study highlights that integrating technology into writing instruction not only improves academic performance but also develops communication, collaboration, creativity, and digital literacy—skills essential for the 21st century.
For teachers, this textbook offers an innovative alternative for teaching writing. For schools, it supports digital transformation in education. For policymakers, it provides evidence that technology-based teaching materials can directly improve literacy outcomes.
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