28/12/2023
open access article: “The Promotion of Originality Perceived in Two Multimodal Storytelling Applications: Storybird and Scratch” by Beatriz Peña-Acuña and Óscar Navarro-Martínez.
This mixed-methods research aimed to assess whether incorporating Scratch and Storybird, digital storytelling applications, in the initial training of prospective teachers contributes to the promotion of originality following an intervention where they experimented with these tools. The study explored whether it is beneficial to foster children's creativity by integrating these applications for creating stories in both Spanish and English (as a Foreign Language), followed by teacher adaptation of the applications. The participants comprised 134 university students undergoing teacher training at Huelva's Campus in Spain.
Quantitative findings revealed significant differences across various dimensions of originality analyzed. Qualitatively, it was acknowledged that these apps stimulate cognitive development, creativity, learning, communicative competence, and a positive learning attitude, positioning them as valuable didactic tools. Upon data examination, it was inferred that digital storytelling applications predominantly yield benefits in fostering originality, imagination, and multimodal story production. The emerging variables were identified as cognitive. The outcomes suggest that these applications have a specific role in enhancing creative aspects of education for future teachers.
Full article: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/14/1/21
This mixed research aimed to determine if, in their initial training, teaching students consider Scratch and Storybird, digital storytelling applications, as contributing to promoting originality after an intervention in which they previously experimented with them. It was studied whether they consi...
