The effect of digital storytelling to foster students' Speaking ability in describing people

Abstract

The focus of this study was to capture empirical evidence on the effect of Digital Storytelling (DST) on students&#x0027; speaking ability in describing people, and also to measure the effect size provided by DST. In this study, a quantitative method was utilized, and it was designed as a quasi-experimental study with oral tests as the instrument. Students from the seventh grade of an Islamic-based junior high school in Jakarta were selected using purposive sampling as the subjects for this study. The total number of students was 56, with 28 students from VII F (experimental class) and 28 students from VII G (control class). The data was gathered using the students&#x0027; pre-test and post-test scores. The next step was data analysis by using a T-test formula from Sudijono[1], which was calculated using SPSS 20. The study found that the experimental class&#x0027;s post-test mean score was 76.71, while the controlled class&#x0027;s post-test mean score was 72.14. This revealed that the average value of the experimental class exceeded the control class. The T-test showed that tobservation was 2.627 and ttable with df 54 was 1.674 <tex>$(1.674\ &lt;\ 2.627)$</tex>, indicating that H0 (Null Hypothesis) was rejected and Ha (Alternative Hypothesis) was accepted. With d&#x003D; 0,35, DST had a medium effect on the measurement of effect size level. As a result, using Digital Storytelling was effective in fostering students&#x0027; speaking ability in describing people.