Investigation of Creative Story Writing Skill Levels of Primary School 4th Grade Students

Author : Nazmiye Topbaşoğlu -- Erol Duran
Number of pages : 18-32

Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate the status of creative story writing skills’ taking place in the fourth grade Turkish courses. In this research, firstly the creative story writing functions which takes place in the fourth grade Turkish Language Teaching Curriculum and the activities that contribute to the development of creative story writing in the fourth grade Turkish textbook were scanned. Subsequently, preliminary information about the creative story writing skill of primary school fourth grade teachers was determined. Furthermore, the creative story writing skill levels of the fourth grade students were determined. The study is designed with a qualitative model and it is a case study. The data were obtained through document investigation; content and descriptive analysis techniques were used in the analysis of the obtained data. In the study, it was determined that there was no learning outcomes for creative story writing in Turkish curriculum, the activities in the Turkish textbook were insufficient in terms of content, and the teachers were adhered to the book and the program in developing creative story writing skill. It was found that students failed in writing creative stories.

Keywords

Creativity, creative writing, creative story writing

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