Digitizing learning assessment to develop students’ critical thinking

Abstract The objective of this paper is to design a learning assessment program in this education revolution 4.0, the so-called Plickers. It is one of the innovative on-line applications for students’ reading assessment triggering students’ critical thinking as well as their creativity. This research belongs to Educational Research and Development (R&D) which is divided into three main stages: exploration, development, and field-testing phase. The data analysis of this research used descriptive qualitative. Some interviews, document analysis, and classroom observation were employed to collect the data of this study. The reading test through Plickers was designed based on students’ need. The finding shows that both teachers and students positively responded to digitize their learning assessment to accomodate both their critical thinking and creativity.