Measuring the Impact of Blended Learning in EFL Classroom

The influence of the 4.0 Industrial Revolution in education practice has a significant impact on students learning process both in and outside classroom, so that teachers and students are expected to be able to adapt the changes. This study aims to explore the extent to which the impact of blended learning on the students’ writing skills. This study used mixed method where the quasi-experimental design is combined with qualitative data collected from the field notes. The data are taken from the results of the students pretest and posttest, as well as the field notes during the treatment. The data in the form scores are analyzed using T-test, while then it is analyzed deeper and compared to the field notes. The study was conducted in one Islamic university in Indonesia, Universitas Hasyim Asy’ari, consisting of two classes with approximately 35 students in each. The results showed that, although the average writing score of both classes increased, the results of the N-Gain and T-test analysis showed no significant difference between the effectiveness of the conventional and the blended learning model. In other words, blended learning can be an alternative way in teaching writing.