The effectiveness of wizer.me-assisted process writing instruction on students’ pentigraph composition skills: a quasi-experimental study in indonesian higher education

Jurnal Konseling dan Pendidikan December 30, 2025 Volume 13, Number 4 2 authors

Abstract

The rapid integration of digital technologies in post-pandemic higher education has intensified the need for pedagogically grounded innovations in creative writing instruction. This study investigates the effectiveness of Wizer.Me-assisted process writing instruction in improving students’ pentigraph (short-short story) composition skills. Employing a quasi-experimental pretest–posttest control group design, the study involved 64 undergraduate students divided into an experimental group (n = 32) and a control group (n = 32) over a four-week intervention period. The experimental group received structured process writing instruction supported by multimedia prompts and rubric-based feedback within Wizer.Me, while the control group received conventional instruction. Data were analyzed using an independent samples t-test. Results revealed a substantial increase in the experimental group’s mean score from 49 (pretest) to 80 (posttest), compared to a more moderate improvement in the control group (50 to 60). The difference between groups was statistically significant, t(62) = 10.98, p < .001, with an exceptionally large effect size (Cohen’s d = 2.79). While the magnitude of improvement should be interpreted cautiously in relation to the assessment scale and contextual factors, the findings suggest that multimedia-supported digital scaffolding and rubric-mediated feedback can meaningfully enhance narrative coherence, idea development, and linguistic precision in short-form creative writing. This study contributes to the growing body of research on technology-enhanced language learning by demonstrating how interactive digital worksheets, when aligned with process writing pedagogy, can support creative writing development in higher education contexts.

Authors

  1. Adi Rustandi Adi

    Universitas Pasundan

  2. Rendy Triandy

    Universitas Pasundan

Keywords

Wizer.meShort-short story writingCreative writing pedagogyDigital scaffoldingInteractive digital worksheetProcess writing instruction

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