The Effectiveness of a Digital Storytelling-based Program on the Development of Geographical Concepts among Kindergarten Children

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of a digital storytelling-based program on the development of geographical concepts among kindergarten children. Eighty-eight kindergarten children were recruited from two public kindergarten schools in Al Fayoum city, during the academic year 2020-2021. A semi-experimental, prepost- test, two groups (experimental and control) design was employed. The data were analysed using t-test to explore the effectiveness of a digital storytelling-based program on the development of geographical concepts among kindergarten children. The results showed that there was a statistically significant difference between the mean scores of the children of the experimental and control groups using the Pictured Geographical Concepts Scale (sub-scales and composite score) in the post-test, after applying the digital storytelling-based program, which is in favour of the experimental group.

Improving Middle-School Students' English Vocabulary Via Digital Storytelling

“…Focusing on vocabulary acquisition during middle school can enhance academic success and language proficiency. While literature has explored digital storytelling in subjects like mathematics (Büyükkarci & Müldür, 2022), science (Anastasiou, 2022;Kapucu & Avci, 2020), geography (Metwalli & Barakat, 2022), social studies (Seker, 2016;Yearta, 2019), and Arabic (Attia, 2016), this study examines it within English instruction. Previous work has studied high school (Leong et al, 2019; and university students' (Tanrkulu, 2022;Tyrou, 2022) perceptions of digital storytelling on vocabulary.…”