Using Canva Application as a Digital Creative Media in Writing Descriptive Text for Students of Culinary Department

Abstract

The integration of technology in education encourages teachers to utilize digital media to support students' writing skills. This study aims to describe the implementation of the Canva application as a digital creative medium in teaching descriptive writing to 10th grade culinary students at a vocational high school. This study uses an interpretative qualitative approach to explore the learning process and students' writing results during the use of Canva in class. Data were collected through classroom observation, documentation of students' writing results, and analysis using a writing assessment rubric. The learning process was carried out in three stages, namely pre-writing, whilst-writing, and post-writing. In the pre-writing stage, students were introduced to the concepts, structure, and linguistic elements of descriptive texts as well as the use of the Canva application. In the whilst-writing stage, students worked collaboratively to create descriptive texts by combining written information and visual elements using templates and design features on Canva. In the post-writing stage, students revise and present their work based on feedback from the teacher. The results of the study indicate that the use of Canva can increase student engagement, creativity, and ability to organize ideas when writing descriptive texts, especially those related to culinary topics.