Effects of Digital Storytelling Package on Students’ Motivation and Attitude to Christian Religious Studies (CRS) in Junior Secondary Schools
Keywords:
Digital storytelling, motivation, attitude, genderAbstract
This study seeks to determine the effectiveness of using a digital storytelling package on students’ motivation and attitude towards Christian Religion Studies in Junior Secondary Schools in Oyo state, Nigeria. The effect of gender was also measured. The study adopted a quasi-experimental pre-test, post-test, and control group design. The sample consisted of junior secondary school III students selected through the purposive sampling technique. The instruments used for data collection were Questionnaire on Student’ Attitude to CRS (r = 0.85), and Questionnaire on Student Motivation in CRS (r = 80). Data was analysed using Analysis of covariance and Estimated Marginal Means (EMM) at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of this study revealed that students exhibit a low level of motivation and a negative attitude towards learning C.R.S. Additionally, there was a significant effect observed from the digital storytelling package on both the motivation and attitude of students (F (2; 61) = 29.67; p = 0.49 for motivation, and F (2; 61) = 32.49; p = 0.52 for attitude). Furthermore, no significant effect of gender on students’ motivation and attitude towards C.R.S. was observed. Based on these findings, it is recommended, among other strategies, that teachers teaching C.R.S. in secondary schools should consider adopting instructional strategies like digital storytelling to enhance the motivation and attitude of students, potentially influencing their moral values significantly.
Résumé : Cette étude vise à déterminer l'efficacité de l'utilisation d'un kit de narration numérique sur la motivation et l'attitude des élèves à l'égard des Etudes de la Religion Chrétienne dans les écoles secondaires du premier cycle de l'État d'Oyo, au Nigéria. L'effet du sexe a également été mesuré. L'étude a adopté une conception quasi-expérimentale pré-test, post-test et groupe de contrôle. L'échantillon était composé d'élèves de troisième cycle de l'enseignement secondaire sélectionnés par la technique de l'échantillonnage raisonné. Les instruments utilisés pour la collecte des données étaient le questionnaire sur l'attitude des élèves à l'égard des ERC (r = 0,85) et le questionnaire sur la motivation des élèves à l'égard des ERC (r = 80). Les données ont été analysées à l'aide de l'analyse de la covariance et des moyennes marginales estimées (MME) à un niveau de signification de 0, 05. Les résultats de cette étude ont révélé que les élèves font preuve d'un faible niveau de motivation et d'une attitude négative à l'égard des ERC. En outre, on a observé un effet significatif du kit de narration numérique sur la motivation et l'attitude des élèves (F (2 ; 61) = 29,67 ; p = 0,49 pour la motivation, et F (2 ; 61) = 32,49 ; p = 0,52 pour l'attitude). En outre, aucun effet significatif du sexe sur la motivation et l'attitude des étudiants à l'égard du C.R.S. n'a été observé. Sur la base de ces résultats, il est recommandé, entre autres stratégies, que les enseignants qui enseignent les cours de Religion Chrétienne dans les écoles secondaires envisagent d'adopter des stratégies pédagogiques telles que la narration numérique pour renforcer la motivation et l'attitude des élèves, ce qui pourrait influencer leurs valeurs morales de manière significative.
Mots-clés : Récit numérique, motivation, attitude, sexe
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