Development of primary school fourth grade students' creative story writing skills

This research is carried out to improve the creative story writing skills of primary school fourth grade students. The action research pattern was used in the research. The study group of the study consists of 29 primary school fourth grade students studying in the city center of Uşak. Participants were determined by purposeful sampling technique. Quantitative data of the study were obtained by "pretest, posttest and retention tests". Qualitative data consisted of the form of "determining the opinions of primary school fourth grade students about writing creative stories" and the observation notes of the researcher during the application process. The application lasted thirteen weeks, two days a week. Two activities were carried out each week, and a total of twenty-six events were implemented. Before the application, the researcher was asked to write a story by giving the students a blank sheet of paper. After the application process, the same process was done for the post-test. In order to determine the students' recall levels, the permanence test was applied 21 days after the posttest. Afterwards, students' views on the application were consulted. The application process was observed by the researcher and these observation notes were recorded by the researcher. Quantitative data obtained for the first and second sub problems of the study were determined by dependent groups t-test. The qualitative data obtained for the third sub-problem were obtained through content analysis and thematic coding. Data for the fourth sub-problem are presented in paragraphs. As a result of the research, it is seen that there is a significant increase in the posttest scores of the students according to the pre-test scores. It is possible to say that this increase is permanent. The qualitative data of the research are compatible with the quantitative data. During the interview, the students stated that they enjoyed the application, liked the application and found it useful, and developed a positive attitude towards writing a creative story. As a result, it can be said that the application contributes to the development of students' creative story writing skills. Keywords: Creativity, Writing, Story, Creative Writing, Creative Story Writing