The Use of Digital Storytelling to Improve Students’ Speaking Abilities

Authors

  • Godwyn Juferd Castillo Saint Columban College, Pagadian City, Philippines
  • Shane Lanuza Saint Columban College, Pagadian City, Philippines
  • Kaye Muffet Saint Columban College, Pagadian City, Philippines
  • Joyce Marie Panuncialman Saint Columban College, Pagadian City, Philippines
  • Rowena Ofima Saint Columban College, Pagadian City, Philippines
  • Marlie Jane Sarno Saint Columban College, Pagadian City, Philippines

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.63671/ijeir.v2i3.120

Keywords:

Speaking abilities, digital storytelling, traditional storytelling, rubric, pre-test, post-test

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine whether Digital storytelling has a significant impact on students' speaking abilities. In this study, the researchers used two-group quasi-experimental research. The population of the research was Grade 11 HUMSS students of one of the schools in the East District of Pagadian City Division. The sampling technique used was purposive sampling, with 58 students serving as the research participants: twenty-nine (29) students considered an experimental group employing digital storytelling, and another twenty-nine (29) students considered a controlled group that made use of traditional storytelling. The researchers used an analytic rubric as an instrument, which included pre-test and post-test. The results showed that those using digital storytelling were more effective than those using traditional storytelling, with a mean difference of -2.276. Hence, educators may use digital storytelling as a tool to increase their repertoire of instructional techniques to engage and entertain students while improving their speaking abilities.

References

Abdel-Khalek, A. A. M. (2018). The effectiveness of a program based on English digital storytelling in developing some critical reading skills for preparatory learners (Master’s thesis, University of Sadat City, Egypt). https://journals.ekb.eg/article_84307.html

Abdelmageed, M.; El-Naggar, Z. Digital Storytelling Enhances Students' Speaking Skills at Zewail University of Science and Technology in Egypt. 2018. (Abdelmageed, Mohamed. (2018). Digital Storytelling Enhances Students' Speaking Skills at Zewail University of Science and Technology in Egypt.) : https://www.researchgate.net/publication/329683327

Abequibel, B., Richohermoso, C., Alieto, E., Barredo, C., & Lucas, R.I. (2021). Prospective Reading Teachers’ Digital Reading Habit: A Cross-sectional Design. TESOL International Journal, 16 (4.4), 246-260. Retrieved from

Adara, R. A., & Haqiyyah, A. (2020). The Effects of Integrating Digital Storytelling to Students’ Motivation. Edukasi: Jurnal Pendidikan Dan Pengajaran, 131–145. http://jurnal.radenfatah.ac.id/index.php/edukasi/article/view/6023/3512

Adedoyin, Olasile. (2020). Quantitative Research Method. Retrieved from

Aljaraideh, Y. A. (2020). The Impact of Digital Storytelling On Academic Achievement Of Sixth Grade Students In English Language And Their Motivation Towards It In Jordan. Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 21(1), 73-82. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1239007

Amaliah, P.R; Sultan, S. Amrullah, A (2022). The Use of Digital Storytelling as A Strategy to Improve Students’ EnglishSpeaking Skill at SMKN 1 Wajo. https://dmi-journals.org/ijls

Amelia, L. C. H., & Abidin, M. J. Z. (2018). Young ESL learners’ perception on the effects of using digital storytelling application in English language learning. Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 26(3), 179–198.

Araya, M.A. (2020). Using Digital Storytelling to Increase Speaking in EFL Elementary Classroom Setting (Publication No. 28259133). North Carolina: Doctoral Dissertation, Greensboro College. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1348871.pdf

Brice R. G., (2004). Connecting oral and written language through applied writing strategies, Intervention in School and Clinic, 40(1), 38-47. https://doi.org/10.1177/10534512040400010301

Callahan, S. (2015, January 8). The link between memory and stories. Anecdote. Retrieved from https://www.anecdote.com/2015/01/link-between-memory-and-stories/

Choo, Y.B.; Abdullah, T.; Nawi, A.M. Digital storytelling vs. Oral storytelling: An analysis of the art of telling stories now and then. Univers. J. Educ. Res. 2020, 8, 46–50. https://www.hrpub.org/download/20200430/UJERA7-19591327.pdf

Chung Jessica, Melor Md. Yunus. Digital Storytelling Production as a Learning Tool in Improving ESL Learners’ Verbal Proficiency. ASIAN EFL Journal Vol. 20, no. 10, pp. 131-141, 2018. https://www.asian-efl-journal.com/wp-content/uploads/AEFLJ-Volume-20-Issue-5-May-2018.pdf

Ciğerci, F. M., & Gultekin, M. (2017). Use of digital stories to develop listening comprehension skills. Issues in Educational Research, 27(2), 252-268. Retrieved from https://www.iier.org.au/iier27/cigerci.pdf

De Vera, J. S., & De Vera, P. V. (2018). Oral communication skills in English among grade 11 humanities and Social Sciences (HUMSS) students. Online Submission. Retrieved May 18, 2022, from https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED604403

Dewi, N. R.,Kannapiran S., & Wibowo, S. W. A. (2018). Development of digital storytelling-based science teaching materials to improve students’ metacognitive ability. Jurnal Pendidikan IPA Indonesia, 7(1), 16–24. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.15294/jpii.v7i1.12718.

Ebrahiminejad, S., Azizifar, A., Gowhary, H., & Jamalinesari, A. (2014). Effect of using short story on speaking improvement of Iranian pre-intermediate EFL learners. International Journal of Language Learning and Applied Linguistics, 7 (3), 42- 56. Retrieved 18 January 2018 from http://www.ijllalw.org/finalversion734.pdf.

Eissa, H. M. S. (2019). Pedagogic Effectiveness of Digital Storytelling in Improving Speaking Skills of Saudi EFL Learners. Arab World English Journal, 10, 127-138. Retrieved from https://awej.org/images/Volume10Number1March2019/12abs.pdf

Erdogan, E. (2021). The Impact of Digital Storytelling on the Academic Achievement and Democratic Attitude of Primary School Students. Educational Policy Analysis and Strategic Research, 16(1), 427-448. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.29329/epasr.2020.334.22

Gilakjani, A.P. (2016). English Pronunciation Instruction: A Literature Review. International Journal of Research in English Education Vol 1, No. 1 retrieved @www.ijreeonline.com on 28th of January 2019

Gutierrez, M. P. C., Cristobal, I. H. T., Alonzo, A. T. B., & Bustamante, R. R. M. (2019). Digital Storytelling vs Traditional Storytelling: Teaching English Language to ANHS Students. 2019 IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference (ISEC). doi:10.1109/isecon.2019.8882047

Harmawati (2020). The Effectiveness of Using Digital Storytelling in Teaching Speaking at Sma Muhammadiyah 9 Makassar. Retrieved from https://digilibadmin.unismuh.ac.id/upload/19306-Full_Text.pdf

Hartsell, T. (2017). Digital Storytelling. International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education, 13(1), 72–82. doi:10.4018/ijicte.2017010107

Idayani, A. (2019). The Effectiveness of Digital Storytelling on Students' Speaking Ability. Lectura: Jurnal Pendidikan, 10(1), 33-46. Retrieved from https://journal.unilak.ac.id/index.php/lectura/article/view/2409/1533

Ilham, Bafadal, M. F., & Muslimin. (2019). The An Analysis of Students’ Speaking Ability on Specific Purpose of Learning .Linguistics and ELT Journal, 7(1). https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.31764/leltj.v 7i1.1013

Imam, S., Mulyana, A., & Karsiyah (2020). Applying digital storytelling to improve Indonesian high school students’ visual memory and writing skill. English Review: Journal of English Education, 8(2), 255-264. doi: 10.25134/erjee.v8i2.2987. Retrieved from https://journal.uniku.ac.id/index.php/ERJEE/article/view/2987/1984

Irawan, Dela. (2021). Students’ Speaking Performances Evaluation in English Webinar Series Activity. Literary Criticism, 08(01), pp-pp. DOI address. Retrieved from https://jurnal.unived.ac.id/index.php/jlc/article/download/2757/2372/

James, P. R. A. P., Yong, K. L., & Yunus, M. M. (2019). Hear Me Out! Digital Storytelling to Enhance Speaking Skills. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 9(2), 190–202. Retrieved from

Juvrianto, Atmowardoyo, H., Weda, S. The Use of Digital Storytelling in Teaching Listening Comprehension: An Experimental Study on the Eighth Grade Students of SMP Negeri 4 Parepare. ELT Worldwide Journal, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 1-9, 2018. Retrieved from

Kallinikou, E.; Nicolaidou, I. Digital storytelling to enhance adults’ speaking skills in learning foreign languages: A case study. Multimodal Technol. Interact. 2019, 3, 59. Retrieved from

Kauffman, D. F. (2004). Self-regulated learning in web-based environments: Instructional tools designed to facilitate cognitive strategy use, metacognitive processing, and motivational beliefs. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 30(1-2), 139–161. https://doi.org/10.2190/AX2D-Y9VM-V7PX-0TAD

Khodabandeh, F. (2018). THE IMPACT OF STORYTELLING TECHNIQUES THROUGH VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION ON ENGLISH STUDENTS’ SPEAKING ABILITY. English Language Teaching. 18. Retrieved from https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1170637

Kurniati, A.; Eliwarti; & Novitri (2015). Study on The Speaking Ability of the Second Year Students of Smk Telkom Pekanbaru. https://jom.unri.ac.id/index.php/JOMFKIP/article/view/7194/687

Leaño, A. J., Rabi, N. M. & Piragasam, G. A. G. (2019). Speaking Difficulties of Philippine Indigenous Learners in English Semantics. Southeast Asia Early Childhood Journal, Vol. 8 (2), 2019 (16- 27) ISSN 2289-3156. Retrieved from https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1239659.pdf

Lee, L. (2014). Digital news stories: building language learners’ content knowledge and speaking skills. Foreign Language Annals, 47(2), 338–356.

Loniza, A. F., Aslina, S., & Mazlina, C. M. (2018). The effectiveness of digital storytelling on language listening comprehension of kindergarten pupils. The International of Multimedia&Its Application, 10(6), 131-141. https://doi.org/10.5121/ijma.2018.10611

Marzuki, M., Prayogo, J. A., & Wahyudi, A. (2016). Improving the EFL Learners’ Speaking Ability through Interactive Storytelling. DINAMIKA ILMU, 16(1). Retrieved from

Mayer, R. E. (2001). Multimedia learning. Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139164603

Mayer, R. E., & Moreno, R. (2003). Nine ways to reduce cognitive load in multimedia learning. Educational Psychologist, 38, 43–52. https://doi.org/10.1207/S15326985EP3801_6

Mayer, R. E. (2008). Applying the science of learning: Evidence-based principles for the design of multimedia instruction. American Psychologist, 63(8), 760–769. https://doi.org/10.1037/0003-066X.63.8.760

Nair, V.; Md Yunus, M. Using Digital Storytelling to Improve Pupils’ Speaking Skills in the Age of COVID 19. Sustainability 2022, 14, 9215. https://doi.org/10.3390/ su14159215

Nair, V.; Yunus, M.M. A Systematic Review of Digital Storytelling in Improving Speaking Skills. Sustainability 2021, 13, 9829. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13179829

Okumus, A. (2020). The perceptions and preferences of 8th grade students in digital storytelling in English. International Online Journal of Education and Teaching (IOJET), 7(2), 585-604. http://iojet.org/index.php/IOJET/article/view/654

Peñalba, E.H., Samaniego, C.R.C., & Romero, S.M.A. (2020). Digital storytelling: A tool for promoting historical understanding among college students. Research in Learning Technology, 28, 1–20. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.25304/rlt.v28.2348

Puteria, E.W; Chakim, N. (2022). The Use of Digital Storytelling to Enhance the Students' Speaking Ability. ELite Journal: International Journal of Education, Language, and Literature v.2 Retrieved from https://ejournal.unesa.ac.id/index.php/retain/article/view/46487/39303

Rahmanis, R. (2019). Students’ Speaking Skill of Procedure Text at Xi Grade of Social Sciences 2 Of Sman 1 Kampar. University of Pahlawan Tuanku Tambusai. Retrieved from https://jele.or.id/index.php/jele/article/download/46/47

Ramalingam, K., Jiar, Y. K., & Mathiyazhagan, S. (2022). Speaking Skills Enhancement through Digital Storytelling among Primary School Students in Malaysia. International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research, 21(3), 22–35. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.26803/ijlter.21.3.2

Rositasari, I, (2017). The Use of Digital Storytelling to Improve Students’ Speaking Skills in Retelling Story. Ph.D. Thesis, Sanata Dharma University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia; pp. 26–29. Retrieved from https://repository.usd.ac.id/12920/

Salawazo, I., Simbolon, M., Hutabarat, V., Veronika, A., & Saragih, E. (2020). Analysis of Students’ Vocabulary in Learning English. Linguistic, English Education and Art (LEEA) Journal, 3(2), 469-475. Retrieved from https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.31539/leea.v3i2.1017

Samantaray, S. (2014). Use of storytelling method to develop spoken English skill. International Journal of Language & Linguistics, 1(1), 40-45. Retrieved 18 January 2018 from http://ijllnet.com/journals/Vol_1_No_1_June_2014/5.pdf

Senate Resolution No. 622. Filed on February 12, 2018 by Poe, Grace L. https://legacy.senate.gov.ph/lis/bill_res.aspx?congress=17&q=SRN-622

Sepahvand, H. (2014). The effect of oral reproduction of short stories on speaking skill in Iranian high school students (Case Study: Khorram Abad, Iran). International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), 3(7), 1847-1851. Retrieved 18 January 2018 from http://www.ijsr.net/archive/v3i7/MDIwMTQxMzAxMQ%3D%3D.pdf

Siavichay-Márquez, A. C., & Guamán-Luna, M. M. (2022). Storytelling to Improve Speaking Skills. EPISTEME KOINONIA, 5(9), 105–129. Retrieved https://doi.org/10.35381/e.k.v5i9.1665

Syafryadin, H., & Salniwati, A. R. A. P. (2019). Digital storytelling implementation for enhancing students’ speaking ability in various text genres. International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering (IJRTE), Vol 8(4), 3147-3151. Retrieved from https://www.ijrte.org/wp-content/uploads/papers/v8i4/D8002118419.pdf

Tahriri, A.; Tous, M.D.; MovahedFar, S. The impact of digital storytelling on EFL learners’ oracy skills and motivation. Int. J. Appl. Linguist. Engl. Lit. 2017, 4, 144–153.

Thomas, L. (2022, December 05). Quasi-Experimental Design | Definition, Types & Examples. Scribbr. Retrieved December 27, 2022, from https://www.scribbr.com/methodology/quasi-experimental-design/

Trousdale, A. M. (1990). Interactive storytelling: Scaffolding children’s early narratives. Language Arts, 67(2), 164-73. Retrieved from http://www.cct.umb.edu/630/files/Trousdale-InteractiveStorytelling.pdf

Yan, G., & Zhao, X. (2019). A Review of The Use Of Storytelling To Improve Students’oral Proficiency In Efl Teaching. European Journal of English Language Teaching. https://oapub.org/edu/index.php/ejel/article/view/2521/5159

Yang, Y. T. C., & Wu, W. C. I. (2012). Digital storytelling for enhancing student academic achievement, critical thinking, and learning motivation: A year-long experimental study. Computers & Education, 59(2), 339–352. doi:10.1016/j.compedu.2011.12.012

Yuliana, A. (2021). Students’ Perception on the Use of Digital Yuliana, Storytelling in Practicing Speaking Skill: A Case Study at English Education Study Program Sriwijaya University. Retrieved from https://repository.unsri.ac.id/51165/

Zamzam, F. (2020). Digital Storytelling to Improve Speaking Skill. Jurnal Studi Guru Dan Pembelajaran, 3(3), 524–528. Retrieved from https://e-journal.my.id/jsgp/article/download/517/423/

Downloads

Published

2026-07-05

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 3: July-September 2026

Section

Articles

License

Copyright (c) 2026 International Journal of Educational Innovations and Research

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

How to Cite

Castillo, G. J., Lanuza, S., Muffet, K., Panuncialman, J. M., Ofima, R., & Sarno, M. J. (2026). The Use of Digital Storytelling to Improve Students’ Speaking Abilities. International Journal of Educational Innovations and Research, 2(3), 49-69. https://doi.org/10.63671/ijeir.v2i3.120

Similar Articles

1-10 of 28

You may also start an advanced similarity search for this article.