The Impact of Digital Stories on Gender Perceptions of 6th Grade Middle School Students

Mizgin Sevgi; Melike Faiz

doi:10.30703/cije.1655850

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Dijital Hikâyelerin Ortaokul 6. Sınıf Öğrencilerinin Toplumsal Cinsiyet Algıları Üzerindeki Etkisi

Öz

Dijital hikâyeleme, sosyal cinsiyetin karmaşık dinamiklerini anlamak ve bu konuya dair farkındalık yaratmak için güçlü bir araçtır. Kişisel deneyimlerin ve kolektif anlatıların dijital platformlarda paylaşılmasına olanak tanır. Bu nedenle bu çalışma, dijital hikâyelemenin ortaokul öğrencilerinin Sosyal Bilgiler derslerinde cinsiyet algıları üzerindeki etkisini incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Bu doğrultuda, ön test ve son test kontrol grubu içeren bir deneysel tasarım kullanılmıştır. Araştırma örneklemi, amaçlı örnekleme yöntemlerinden biri olan tipik durum örneklemesi kullanılarak seçilmiştir. 72 altıncı sınıf öğrencisinden oluşan örneklemin 36’sı deneysel, 36’sı ise kontrol grubundadır. Bulgular, gruplar arasında ön test puanları için anlamlı bir fark olmadığını ortaya koymuştur. Ancak, son test puanlarında deneysel grubun lehine anlamlı bir fark gözlemlenmiştir. Bu sonuç, dijital hikâyelemenin öğrencilerin cinsiyet algılarını olumlu şekilde geliştirdiğini göstermektedir. Deneysel grubun son test puanlarının cinsiyete göre analizi, kadın öğrencilerin lehine anlamlı bir fark olduğunu ortaya koymaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

The Impact of Digital Stories on Gender Perceptions of 6th Grade Middle School Students

Öz

Digital storytelling is a powerful tool for understanding the complex dynamics of social gender and fostering awareness of this issue. It enables the sharing of personal experiences and collective narratives on digital platforms. Thus, this study aims to investigate the effect of digital storytelling on middle school students' perceptions of gender in Social Studies courses. To this end, the study employed an experimental design. The research sample was selected using typical case sampling, one of the purposive sampling methods. Of the sample of 72 sixth-grade students, 36 were in the experimental group and 36 were in the control group. The results revealed no significant difference between the pre-test scores of the groups. However, a significant difference favouring the experimental group was observed in the post-test scores. This result suggests that digital storytelling positively develops students' gender perceptions. Analysis of the post-test scores of the experimental group by gender reveals a significant difference in favor of female students.

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Sosyal Bilgiler Eğitimi

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yazarlar

Mizgin Sevgi
0000-0002-4880-2040
Türkiye

Melike Faiz ^*
0000-0001-8070-6086
Türkiye

Erken Görünüm Tarihi

25 Kasım 2025

Yayımlanma Tarihi

22 Aralık 2025

Gönderilme Tarihi

11 Mart 2025

Kabul Tarihi

7 Ağustos 2025

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2025 Cilt: 14 Sayı: 4

DOI

https://doi.org/10.30703/cije.1655850

IZ

https://izlik.org/JA87AG32JJ

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APA

Sevgi, M., & Faiz, M. (2025). The Impact of Digital Stories on Gender Perceptions of 6th Grade Middle School Students. Cumhuriyet Uluslararası Eğitim Dergisi, 14(4), 837-848. https://doi.org/10.30703/cije.1655850

AMA

1.Sevgi M, Faiz M. The Impact of Digital Stories on Gender Perceptions of 6th Grade Middle School Students. CUE. 2025;14(4):837-848. doi:10.30703/cije.1655850

Chicago

Sevgi, Mizgin, ve Melike Faiz. 2025. “The Impact of Digital Stories on Gender Perceptions of 6th Grade Middle School Students”. Cumhuriyet Uluslararası Eğitim Dergisi 14 (4): 837-48. https://doi.org/10.30703/cije.1655850.

EndNote

Sevgi M, Faiz M (01 Aralık 2025) The Impact of Digital Stories on Gender Perceptions of 6th Grade Middle School Students. Cumhuriyet Uluslararası Eğitim Dergisi 14 4 837–848.

IEEE

[1]M. Sevgi ve M. Faiz, “The Impact of Digital Stories on Gender Perceptions of 6th Grade Middle School Students”, CUE, c. 14, sy 4, ss. 837–848, Ara. 2025, doi: 10.30703/cije.1655850.

ISNAD

Sevgi, Mizgin - Faiz, Melike. “The Impact of Digital Stories on Gender Perceptions of 6th Grade Middle School Students”. Cumhuriyet Uluslararası Eğitim Dergisi 14/4 (01 Aralık 2025): 837-848. https://doi.org/10.30703/cije.1655850.

JAMA

1.Sevgi M, Faiz M. The Impact of Digital Stories on Gender Perceptions of 6th Grade Middle School Students. CUE. 2025;14:837–848.

MLA

Sevgi, Mizgin, ve Melike Faiz. “The Impact of Digital Stories on Gender Perceptions of 6th Grade Middle School Students”. Cumhuriyet Uluslararası Eğitim Dergisi, c. 14, sy 4, Aralık 2025, ss. 837-48, doi:10.30703/cije.1655850.

Vancouver

1.Mizgin Sevgi, Melike Faiz. The Impact of Digital Stories on Gender Perceptions of 6th Grade Middle School Students. CUE. 01 Aralık 2025;14(4):837-48. doi:10.30703/cije.1655850