The Effect of Utilizing Digital Storytelling on Developing Oral Communication Skills for 5th Grade Students at Rafah Primary Schools

Abstract

The study aimed at identifying the effect of utilizing digital storytelling on developing oral communication skills for 5th grade students at Rafah Primary schools. It  adopted quasi-experimental approach. Two tools are used to collect data: a checklist of oral communication skills and a pre-post achievement test.  To analyze data, the researcher used many statistical means such as, means, standard deviation, t-test and anova. The study revealed many findings that there was a positive effect of digital storytelling on developing oral communication skills. The study also recommended that digital storytelling should be used to develop students' oral performance at primary and secondary schools.