Dijital hikâye oluşturmanın yaratıcı düşünme becerisine katkısı

Abstract

The aim of this study is to reveal the contribution of digital storytelling to the creative thinking skills of middle school seventh grade students. The study was designed as a mixed method research. The data were obtained from the digital stories created by the students through block-based coding, video recordings and student interviews. According to the findings, it was found that there are developments in fluency, originality, imagination, analytical thinking, different perspective, media elements and content dimensions. Similarly, it was found that there was an increase in the permanence test score average. The students stated that they found digital storytelling activities fun, they improved in different perspectives of critical thinking, multimedia elements made the stories attractive and the story elements were more easily noticed. It was stated that digital storytelling activities had a positive effect on Turkish lesson. During the process, student interactions in the classroom developed and they became more eager to participate in the digital storytelling process. These results show that digital storytelling contributes to creative thinking skills.