The effect of argumentation supported creative drama and argumantation activities on students' consumer achievement and sustainable consumption behaviors

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of teaching the topic of ''Conscious Consumer'' activities designed with creative drama and argumentation on the academic success, sustainable consumption behavior and argumentation quality of primary school fourth grade students. In the research, a quasi-experimental design with pre-test post-test control group was used. The research was carried out in a primary school in Milas district of Muğla province in the second half of the 2022-2023 academic year. The study group of the research consists of 46 students, 23 of which are in the experimental group and 23 of them in the control group. In the experimental group, the creative drama and argumentation activities was used, and in the control group, teaching was carried out in accordance with the activities in the existing curriculum. As data collection tools, "Conscious Consumer Achievement Test (CCAT), Primary School Sustainable Consumption Behavior Scale (PSCBC) and Argumentation Activity worksheets developed by the researcher were applied. The obtained data were analyzed using the SPSS 21.0 program. T test and ANCOVA test was used in the analysis of the data, and the argumentation activity sheets were analyzed with the "Turkish Argumentation Evaluation Scale". As a result of the research, it was found that the argumentation and creative drama method increased the academic achievement of the fourth grade primary school students, increased their sustainable consumption behaviours and positively affected the students' "Conscious Consumer" topic final success. According to the results revealed in the research, suggestions supporting findings of the study were made for researchers and teachers.