The effects of bibliotherapy, a method to be used in Turkish lesson, on students' emphatich tendencies and academic success

The purpose of this study is: to investigate the effects of bibliotherapy, a method to be used in Turkish lessons, on students' empathic tendencies and academic success. Our study was conducted with sixth-grade students enrolled at the Middle School in Siirt City, during the 2022-2023 academic year under the Ministry of National Education. In the research, an experiment study was formed by applying pre-test and post-test analyses. In the study; "Empathy Scale for Children and Adolescents Turkey Form" and the "Ka-Si Emphatic Tendency Scale Turkey Form" were chosen. The Empathy Scale for Children and Adolescents, developed by Bryant(1982), is presented in a binary Likert-type, yes-no response format for easy comprehension and response by children. In the research section of the study, a sample group was formed with 6th-grade students, consisting of 20 inviduals. The Empathy Scale for Children and Adolescents used in the study consists of a total 21 items, while the Ka-Si scale comprises 17 items. Statistical package programs were utilized for the analysis of the obtained data, tabulated result of the research indicated a significant difference in favor of the experimental group, where the application of biblio-therapy within the context of the empathy scale for children behaviors compared to the control group that did not undergo the same treatment through this study, it was determined that empathic skills emerged in these students as a result of their work. While no significant diferences were found among the groups concerning demographic characteristics such as gender parental education levels and other factors like the presence of a library at home yielded a significant difference iin terms of Turkish language performance among the students involved in the study. Key Words: Empathy, Emphatic Adolence, Bibliotherapy.