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A Qualitative Study On The Evaluation Of Creative Writing Products With Respect To Certain Criteria

Summary/Abstract: Creative writing is the original written expression of ideas and images conjured up in the mind. With creative writing, one gets to know their inner world and discovers his own unusual characteristics. The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the content of elementary 4th and 5th grade students’ creative writing products and reveal their quality with respect to pre-specified criteria. The study used the qualitative technique of content analysis. The written products obtained during the study were examined in detail to identify students’ creative writing competencies. The population of the study included 4th and 5th graders in the center of the province of Denizli. The sample was selected by using the purposeful sampling method of “maximum variability sampling”. The study was conducted with 412 students attending 6 different elementary schools. The evaluation of the written products was made by using the “Evaluation Criteria for Creative Writing (ECCW)” developed by Susar Kırmızı (2009). The creative written products were read carefully both by the researcher and by another field expert, and scored in line with the criteria included in the ECCW. The consistency coefficients obtained from both sets of scores were: .84 for the first criteria; .73 for the second one; .76 for the third one; .76 for the fourth one; .65 for the fifth one; and .71 for the sixth one. Codes were formed during the reading process. These codes were then grouped to reach the themes of the study. The analyses resulted in the themes of “valuing human happiness” and “personal expectations for the future”. The examination of student products showed that students mostly used unoriginal, commonplace opinions. Further, most written products were not fluent and failed to clearly express thoughts and opinions.

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