The Plickers application, which functions as an interactive knowledge assessment tool, enables the immediate collection of student responses via QR codes, thereby encouraging active participation, self-evaluation, and providing teachers with rapid feedback. The aim of the research was to examine the usefulness of the Plickers application in terms of motivation and knowledge acquisition, as well as to gather students’ attitudes towards learning with digital technology in home economics classes. The study involved 54 sixth-grade students from two class groups. The results showed that students in the group using the Plickers application achieved slightly better results in the immediate post-lesson assessment and noticeably better results on the delayed test. Students who learned with the help of the Plickers application also demonstrated a higher level of motivation for learning and more positive attitudes towards the use of digital technology in class, compared to those who learned without the integration of digital educational technology. The findings suggest that thoughtful integration of innovative digital tools into teaching can contribute to greater student motivation as well as more sustainable knowledge retention.
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