An Instructional Practice Based on the Storyline Method Oriented to Support Basic Concept Knowledge Levels of 6-Year-Old Children

In this study, it was aimed to investigate to what degree the storyline method had an efect
on basic concept knowledge levels of six-years-old children. For this purpose, an educational
implementation sample based on storyline method which was designed for increasing the concept knowledge of six-years-old children was prepared. Experimental research design was
used in the study. The study group of this study was composed of 39 children at the age of six who were enrolled in a Ministry of National Education (MONE) Kindergarten at Kırşehir province in 2009-2010 educational year. As for the data collection tool, the reviewed form of “Bracken Basic Concept Scale” was used in order to measure concept developments of the children. The educational activities prepared by means of storyline method were implemented for eight weeks by the researcher. In order to test the signifcance of the diference between the pre-test and post-test scores of the experimental and control groups and the signifcance among the pre-test,post-test and permanency test results of the experimental group, non-parametrical statistical methods were used. Permanency test was implemented four weeks later than the post-test and the results of these tests were also analyzed by means of non-parametrical statistical methods.