The Effect of A Social Studies Course Supported by Stories on Critical and Empathetic Thinking Skills


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https://doi.org/10.33200/ijcer.1055234

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Empathetic thinking skill, Critical thinking skills, Mixed method research, Social studies education, Story

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Bu çalışma, öykülerle birlikte bir sosyal bilgiler dersinin 4. sınıf öğrencilerinin eleştirel ve empatik düşünme becerilerini üzerindeki incelemelerini incelemek istiyor. Araştırma, karma yöntem araştırmalarında kullanılan müdahale desenine göre yürütülmüştür. 10 haftalık çalışma, 2018-2019 eğitim öğretim yılında Gaziantep'te bulunan iki devlet okulunda gerçekleştirilmiştir. Nicel verilerin korunmasında Eğmir ve Ocak (2016) tarafından rehberlik Eleştirel Düşünme Başarı Testi ve Bryant tarafından hizmet ve Yılmaz-Yüksel (2004) tarafından Türkçeye uyarlanan Çocuklar İçin Empati Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Nitel verilerin elde edilmesinde yarı elde edilen görüşme formları, yarı elde edilen gözlem formları ve araştırma günlüklerinde kullanılan.Nitel içerik içerik analizi ve betimsel analiz ile analiz edilmiştir. Nicel kaynaklar Shapiro-Wilks testi ile analiz, İlişkisiz ölçümler için T testi, ilgili ölçümler için T testi ve Wilcoxon İşaretli Sıralar Testi yapıldı. parametrik testler için eta kare (n2) ve Pearson Korelasyon Katsayısı ( r ) kullanan tedavi müdahalenin etki boyutu hesaplanmıştır. ) parametrik olmayan testler için. İstatistiksel analiz için aktarımlık düzeyi .05 olarak alınmıştır.Araştırma sonuçları, sosyal bilgiler dersinde hikayeyi kullanan deneyleri, öğrencilerini eleştirel ve empatik düşünmeyi kullananların büyük ölçüde davranışlarını ve uygulanan müdahalenin etki yapısının yüksek olduğunu göstermektedir. Ayrıca öğrenci görüşü, etkileyici ve duyuşsal özelliklerin, dillendirmenin, empati, yorumlama, sonuç çıkarma, hızlı ve içeriği okuma, analiz etme, bilgi içeriği, çıkarma yapma, etkili yanıt verme, dinleme içeriği gibi zenginleştirilerek geliştirilebileceğini düşündürmektedir. hikayeli sosyal bilgiler dersi.

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Burcu GÜRKAN ERCAN, Hasan Kalyoncu University, Turkey

Corresponding Author: burcu.gurkan@hku.edu.tr

Sakine HAKKOYMAZ, Hasan Kalyoncu University, Turkey

sakine.hakkoymaz@hku.edu.tr

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GÜRKAN ERCAN, B., & HAKKOYMAZ, S. (2022). The Effect of A Social Studies Course Supported by Stories on Critical and Empathetic Thinking Skills. International Journal of Contemporary Educational Research, 9(4), 678–693. https://doi.org/10.33200/ijcer.1055234

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