The use of digital storytelling to improve students' writing skills

Abstract

Digital storytelling emerges from the integration of storytelling and digital to meet media needs in learning, such as communication and self-expression, as well as to facilitate learning by improving language skills, one aspect of story writing skills. The purpose of this research is to find out the needs of teachers and students in using digital storytelling. This study uses a descriptive qualitative approach with data collection sources from teachers, as many as 10 participants and 60 students---data collection techniques through observation, semi-structured interviews via video calls, and supporting documentation. Based on the data analysis, most of them show that media and teaching materials used in offline and online learning are not much different. This fact illustrates that offline and online learning requires innovation from an educator to create an active and fun learning process for elementary school students to achieve learning objectives.

Role of Digital Story in Promoting Preventive Health Concepts among Primary Stage Students

“…In addition, class teachers use the digital story in an organized sequence in accordance with what is included in the curricula of the primary stage with regard to preventive health concepts, which focus more on the concepts of first aid, physical health, and food health. This goes in line with [35,36] and [38] as they assert the effectiveness of the digital story in the primary stage.…”

“…One of the most important aims of the study is to emphasize the role of the digital story, specifically in the primary stage, because of its positive impact in promoting concepts in general and the concepts of preventive health in particular. The digital story is one of the successful methods that attract students and achieve educational goals in a simple and interesting way, and this is consistent with what was shown by the study of Munajah, Sumantri, and Yufiarti [36]. In addition, using technology in education saves much time and effort for primary school teachers, and thus increases teachers' satisfaction with students' progress in many different aspects, including the preventive health aspect.…”

“…In general, the findings reached by this study agreed with the results of previous studies, which emphasized the need to benefit from the digital story and employ it in the teaching of primary-stage students. Among such studies are the studies of [35,36,38], and [41].…”

“…Munajah, Sumantri, and Yufiarti [36] conducted a study to examine the use of digital storytelling to improve students' writing skills. They aimed to know the needs of teachers and students in using digital storytelling.…”

“…Based on the previous studies reviewed above, it can be noted that the studies showed the role, impact, and effectiveness of the digital story and digital storytelling in different variables, such as the studies of Demı̇rbaş and Şahı̇n [35], Munajah, Sumantri, and Yufiarti [36], Sawalmeh [37], Al-Ardan [38], Yocom et, al [39], Wu and Chen [40], Al-Barri [41], Furthermore [42], Abdel-Moamen [43] and Al-Zuhd [44].…”