Safirah. 2025. The Effect of Using Blooket Application on Students’ Reading -Achievement at Eighth Grade of SMPN 30 Banjarmasin. SARJANA’S THESIS, English Language Education Study Program, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Lambung Mangkurat University, Banjarmasin. The first advisor: Dr. Rina Listia, M.Pd., the second advisor: Eka Puteri Elyani, M.Pd.

Keywords: Blooket Application, Reading Achievement

            In English Language Teaching (ELT), gamification has been seen as an effective strategy to support students’ language skills. Moreover, gamification has been found to help students become more engaged and improve their learning outcomes. This research aims to determine whether there is a difference in students’ reading achievement between those taught using Blooket and those taught using Quizizz in the eighth grade of SMPN 30 Banjarmasin. The research gap lies in the limited studies specifically examining the effect of the Blooket application on the reading achievement of eighth-grade students, which encouraged the researcher to conduct this study.

            This study employed a quantitative approach with a Quasi-Experimental design. The sample consisted of 61 students, selected using a random sampling technique. The experimental group included 31 students from class VIII-A, while the control group comprised 30 students from class VIII-D. The data were collected by analyzing the students’ pre-test and post-test results, which were then examined and interpreted through hypothesis testing.

            Based on the findings of the independent samples t-test, it was revealed a significance value of 0.047 and a t-value of 2.029, while the t-table value was 2.001 at a 0.05 significance level with 59 degrees of freedom. Since the significance value was lower than 0.05 and the t-value exceeded the t-table value, the alternative hypothesis was accepted. In addition, the students showed positive reaction with the use of Blooket in the experimental class.

            Therefore, it can be concluded that there is a significant difference in reading achievement between students taught using Blooket and those taught using Quizizz in the eighth grade at SMPN 30 Banjarmasin. Moreover, based on the findings, it is recommended that teachers and students make the most of Blooket’s use in the classroom.