The effects of integrating digital storytelling with metacognition strategies (DSTMC) learning model to enhance communication abilities

Oct 15, 2026

Communication skills are essential soft skills for students’ development in educational institutions in the digital age. This study evaluates the feasibility and practicality of the DSTMC learning model, which integrates digital storytelling with metacognitive strategies to monitor thinking processes. Implemented through case studies at a southern Thailand university with 30 undergraduate participants, the model uses validated expert review, pre-/post-tests, and self-assessment questionnaires to measure outcomes. Results indicate improved communication abilities and significant gains in learning and information retention, with recommendations for motivating learners and guidance for future tracking systems.

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Introduction

Communication skills in the 21st century

Current communication challenges for Thai students

Strategies for developing communication abilities

Storytelling as an effective approach

OPEN ACCESS Research Article Contemporary Educational Technology, 2023, 15(2), ep416 ISSN: 1309-517X (Online) The effects of integrating digital storytelling with metacognition strategies (DSTMC) learning model to enhance communication abilities Kannattha Chaisriya 1 0000-0001-5121-1228 Siriwatchana Kaeophanuek 1* 0000-0002-2972-9116 Lester Gilbert 2 0000-0002-0362-4084 1 Informatics Innovation Center of Excellence, School of Informatics, Walailak University, Nakhon Si Thammarat, THAILAND 2 School of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK * Corresponding author: [ksirivaj@mail.wu.ac.th](ksirivaj@mail.wu.ac.th) Citation: Chaisriya, K., Kaeophanuek, S., & Gilbert, L. (2023). The effects of integrating digital storytelling with metacognition strategies (DSTMC) learning model to enhance communication abilities. Contemporary Educational Technology, 15(2), ep416 . [https://doi.org/10.30935/cedtech/12986](https://doi.org/10.30935/cedtech/12986) ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT | Received: 1 Jan 2023
Accepted: 18 Feb 2023 | Communication skills are soft skills critical for students’ development in educational institutions in the digital age. This study aims to determine the feasibility and practicality of a learning model, which combines digital storytelling with a metacognitive strategy called the DSTMC model. This learning model utilized digital storytelling as a primary learning step and integrated metacognitive strategies to monitor the thinking process to improve students’ communication, such as listening, speaking, reading, writing, and presentation skills. The research was conducted through case studies at a regional, southern Thailand university. The data were collected from 30 undergraduate participants. The research instruments were expert validation, pre-/post-test data, and a self-assessment questionnaire. The study showed that the DSTMC learning model isan alternative teaching method to improve communication skills, including listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The results of students’ test scores and self-assessments provide significant evidence indicating that it increases their learning and retention of information. The paper concludes with suggestions for using various strategies and motivating activities to encourage learners’ communication proficiency. Future research should investigate the creation of a system to track how learners improve their communication skills.
Keywords: digital storytelling, metacognition, communication skill, learning model, active learning | | --- | --- | | INTRODUCTION | | Communication skills are the tools and knowledge essential for citizenship and work in the 21st century. They are defined as one of the 4C skills: critical thinking, creative thinking, communicating, and collaborating, essential to the development of today’s learners. Therefore, learners need to be trained in communication to exchange ideas with others constructively and develop their communication abilities, understanding of messages, and conveying and presenting ideas (Bellanca & Brandt, 2010) . Communication skills show the ability to organize and convey feelings to others. They can also reflect personal skill levels. Developing communication and presentation skills will be essential in helping learners find jobs quickly and successfully in the future (Holik et al., 2020) . Currently, most Thai students still have problems with communication skills. They need more knowledge and understanding of communication methods and a lack of exciting presentation methods. They often must select appropriate methods to present their ideas, show confidence in communicating opinions appropriately, and clearly and accurately explain the essential points (Kaewnunual & Chalongdet, 2018; Petcharat, 2017) . Encouraging students to develop communication skills will enhance logical thinking processes, sequencing ideas, researching decision-making, and presentin

FAQs

What problem does the DSTMC learning model target?

It targets students’ difficulties in communication skills and aims to strengthen abilities such as listening, speaking, reading, writing, and presentation.

How does the DSTMC model work in practice?

It uses digital storytelling as the primary learning step and integrates metacognitive strategies to monitor learners’ thinking processes during learning.

What evidence shows the model improves communication skills?

Student test scores and self-assessments from pre-/post data provide significant evidence that the model increases learning and retention of information, supporting improved communication skills.

Oct 15, 2026

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