International Journal of Social Science Research (IJSSR)

Transforming Readers into Storytellers: An Investigation of Storytelling Ability among B.Ed. Students

Storytelling for learning defined the use of narratives and stories as a pedagogical tool to facilitate learning and engage learners. Stories have the power to transform ordinary events into interesting ones by creating fresh perspectives, feelings, and thoughts. It can guide us on wonderful journeys and teach us empathy. In addition to being a powerful educational tool, storytelling also teaches children about ethical values, morality, cultural norms, and traditions. This article will guide you through our insights on why storytelling is so important in a school setting and the several ways it benefits students. The key benefits of Storytelling like Enhanced Retention and Learning, Deeper empathy, Mental Well being and Cognitive & Language Development. This article discusses the major strategies of Storytelling like Photo-Based Narratives, Pattern Stories and Collaborative Tales. The finding of study reveals that the storytelling ability of B.Ed. students is Moderate level. Also the B. Ed students showing that Photo based narrative storytelling as the predominant storytelling strategy and Pattern story was the least preferred storytelling strategy.