Storybird: Engaging Learners in Building Simple Sentences (original) (raw)
Major changes in technology have had an influence on education. In schools located on the outskirts of town in remote areas, technological advances are often ignored and the traditional way of teaching writing is considered the best option. Thus, pupils are hindered from maximizing their learning potential and creativity during writing activities. By incorporating Storybird, an engaging digital story writing website, it allows pupils to focus on the content of their writing aided by fun illustrations. This research aims to enhance pupils’ writing skill and engagement in building simple sentences by using Storybird. The research design is action research which employed semi-structured interviews, anecdotal records as well as pretest and posttest in the form of worksheets. This research design is based on an action research model by Kemmis and McTaggart. The data was collected from 15 pupils in three different primary schools in Sarawak, Malaysia located in Sebauh, Bekenu and Lubok Antu district respectively. The research results indicated that there was a positive improvement in pupils’ writing skill in building simple sentences. They were also motivated to build simple sentences as they enjoyed the process of using Storybird. The pupils have also reflected positive engagement through collaborative learning in completing tasks using Storybird. Hence, Storybird is proven to help young learners with low English language proficiency to be more engaged in building simple sentences through collaborative learning.
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