The influence of digital storytelling on speaking skills

Abstract

The purpose of this research project titled, "THE INFLUENCE OF DIGITAL STORYTELLING ON SPEAKING SKILLS," was to investigate the usefulness of digital storytelling in the enhancement of speaking skill. After checking all biography for the development of this research, The Hypothetical- Deductive- Method was employed in this study, and the path to answer the research question incorporates a quantitative approach since it helped to sequence the activities and the objectives to be reached. The entire research was carried out using a quasi–experimental design of transversal cut and explanatory level. In this study, the sample size was formed by 34 students from Universidad Técnica de Ambato, who were divided into two groups: 16 students belonging to the experimental group and 18 students take part in the control group, both groups were randomly divided in order to make the research more real, the pre-test and post-test were the instruments utilized to ensure the proposal's efficacy. The pretest was taken before applying the proposal, while the post test was taken when the teacher finished applying the proposal. Because of the sample size was less than 50, the Shapiro- Wilk test and SPSS 25 software were used to validate the hypothesis in this study, according to the studies done, it has been noticed that Digital Storytelling enhances Speaking Skills. Following the execution of the Digital Storytelling strategy, students increased their Speaking Skills. because they were motivated and involved in the strategy, since they developed in a positive way while developing the activities in class, doing it in a self-regulated and participatory way, since they knew how to work