The effects of storytelling method on 6th grade students' mathematics achievement, problem solving and posing skills

The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of storytelling method on 6th grade students' Mathematics achievement, problem solving and posing skills. The design of the study research model is structured as a pre-test-post-test control group study. The study group of the research consists of 6th grade students studying in an elementary school affiliated to the Ministry of National Education of Van province. The study was conducted in control group and experiment group with 47 students which are selected randomly during 5 weeks. The students in the control group were taught by traditional methods while the students in the experimental group were taught by storytelling method. Math Achievement Test, Problem Solving Skill Test and Problem Forming Skill Test were applied as pre-test and post-test in the control and experimental groups. Mann Whitney U test was used to determine whether there was a significant difference between the groups. Wilcoxon Test was used to determine whether there was a significant difference between the pre-test and post-test of each group. It was found as a result of the research that there was a significant difference between the control and experimental groups in favor of the experimental group according to the results obtained from Problem Solving and Posing Tests. However, it was determined that there was no significant difference between the control and experimental groups for Mathematics Achievement Test. For clarity, mathematical accuracy, contextual originality, and pertinence to situation qualifications dimensions in Problem Posing Test, no significant difference was found between the pre-test results of the groups, but a significant difference was found between the post-test results. When all the findings of the research are evaluated, it can be said that using storytelling while teaching mathematics improves problem solving and posing skills. It is recommended to investigate the effect of storytelling on different skills in different subjects in mathematics education. Keywords: mathematics education, storytelling, achievement, problem solving skills, problem posing skills, elementary