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Digital Story-Based Science Concept Teaching and Reflective Thinking Skills for Early Childhood Education

Yıl 2026, Cilt: 19 Sayı: 1, 216 - 231, 13.01.2026
https://doi.org/10.30831/akukeg.1795707

Öz

This study aims to examine the relationship between the experiences of child development students in teaching science concepts through digital storytelling and their reflective thinking skills. The research was conducted using the phenomenological approach, one of the qualitative research designs, and involved 36 child development students studying at a public university in Turkey. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews consisting of nine open-ended questions and analyzed using content analysis. The findings revealed that the digital storytelling process provided multifaceted contributions to the participants’ pedagogical and cognitive development. The students reported gaining skills such as concretizing abstract science concepts, designing age-appropriate content, collaborating and taking responsibility, and effectively using digital tools. Additionally, the process enabled them to recognize their strengths and areas for improvement, restructure their instructional practices, and enhance their reflective thinking skills. The results indicate that digital storytelling is an effective pedagogical approach in early childhood science education—not only in terms of conceptual teaching but also in supporting reflective thinking, creativity, and professional identity development. The study offers an original contribution to the literature by highlighting the multidimensional educational potential of digital storytelling in the context of early childhood teacher education.

Etik Beyan

Thisresearch was carried out in accordance with the ethical principles and standards of scientific research. All participants were informed about the purpose, procedures, and voluntary nature of the study, and their written consent was obtained. The project titled “Mathematics and Science Adventures with Digital Stories”, conducted in collaboration with Çanakkale Provincial Directorate of Youth and Sports, Çanakkale Youth Center, and Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, was reviewed and approved by the Project Evaluation Committee of the Çanakkale Provincial Directorate of Youth and Sports (Approval Date: 08.11.2024).

Destekleyen Kurum

This research was supported within the scope of the project titled “Mathematics and Science Adventures with Digital Stories”, conducted in collaboration with Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi and Çanakkale Youth Center under the authority of Çanakkale Provincial Directorate of Youth and Sports. The project received administrative approval with official correspondence numbered E-96691727-180.99-9150030.

Teşekkür

This research was carried out in accordance with the ethical principles and standards of scientific research. All participants were informed about the purpose, procedures, and voluntary nature of the study, and their written consent was obtained. The project titled “Mathematics and Science Adventures with Digital Stories”, conducted in collaboration with Çanakkale Provincial Directorate of Youth and Sports, Çanakkale Youth Center and Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, was reviewed and approved by the Project Evaluation Committee of the Çanakkale Provincial Directorate of Youth and Sports (Approval Date: 08.11.2024).

Kaynakça

  • American Psychological Association. (2017). Ethical principles of psychologists and code of conduct (2002, Amended June 1, 2010 and January 1, 2017). https://www.apa.org/ethics/code/
  • Challinor, J., Marín, V. I., & Tur, G. (2017). The development of the reflective practitioner through digital storytelling. International Journal of Technology Enhanced Learning, 9(2–3), 186–199. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJTEL.2017.084498
  • Coggin, L. S., Daley, S., Sydnor, J., & Davis, T. R. (2019). Imagining my ideal: A critical case study of digital storytelling as reflective practice. Reflective Practice, 20(2), 143–159. https://doi.org/10.1080/14623943.2018.1538949
  • Creswell, J. W., & Plano Clark, V. L. (2018). Designing and conducting mixed methods research (3rd ed.). SAGE. Dewey, J. (1933). How we think: A restatement of the relation of reflective thinking to the educative process. D.C. Heath.
  • Dreyer, C. (2017). Digital storytelling: A tool for reflective practice in language teacher education. Reflective Practice, 18(2), 234–246. https://doi.org/10.1080/14623943.2016.1267009
  • Duschl, R. A. (2012). Science education in three-part harmony: Balancing conceptual, epistemic, and social learning goals. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203817569
  • Finlay, L. (2009). Debating phenomenological methods. Phenomenology & Practice, 3(1), 6–25.
  • Gelman, R., & Brenneman, K. (2004). Science learning pathways for young children. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 19(1), 150–158. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2004.01.009
  • Giorgi, A. (2009). The descriptive phenomenological method in psychology: A modified Husserlian approach. Duquesne University Press.
  • Mayer, R. E. (2009). Multimedia learning (2nd ed.). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511811678
  • Miles, M. B., & Huberman, A. M. (1994). Qualitative data analysis: An expanded sourcebook (2nd ed.). SAGE. Robin, B. R., & McNeil, S. G. (2012). What educators should know about teaching digital storytelling. Digital Education Review, 22, 37–51.
  • Sadik, A. (2008). Digital storytelling: A meaningful technology-integrated approach for engaged student learning. Educational Technology Research and Development, 56(4), 487–506. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-008-9091-8
  • Schön, D. A. (1983). The reflective practitioner: How professionals think in action. Basic Books.
  • Shemy, N. S. (2021). The effectiveness of using digital storytelling in developing science learning outcomes among kindergarten children. Journal of Research in Curriculum, Instruction and Educational Technology, 7(3), 45–68. https://doi.org/10.21608/jrciet.2021.197626
  • Şahin, Siğirtmaç, A. D., & Yılmaz, R. (2023). Okul öncesi dönemde dijital hikâye kullanımı: Fen öğretiminde öğretmen ve öğrenci deneyimleri. Eğitim ve Bilim, 48(217), 125–146. https://doi.org/10.15390/EB.2023.12067
  • Sydnor, J., Coggin, L., Davis, T., & Daley, S. (2015). The dialogic construction of a teaching vision: Preservice teachers imagine their practice through digital storytelling. In E. Ortlieb, L. E. Shanahan, & M. B. McVee (Eds.), Video research in disciplinary literacies (Vol. 6, pp. 207–229). Emerald Group. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2048-045820150000006010
  • Thompson Long, B., & Hall, T. (2018). Educational narrative inquiry through design-based research: Designing digital storytelling to make alternative knowledge visible and actionable. Irish Educational Studies, 37(2), 205–225. https://doi.org/10.1080/03323315.2018.1465836
  • Tok, Ş. (2008). Yansıtıcı düşünmeyi geliştirici etkinliklerin öğretmen adaylarının öğretmenlik mesleğine yönelik tutumlarına etkisi. Eğitim ve Bilim, 33(149), 104–117.
  • Vygotsky, L. S. (1978). Mind in society: The development of higher psychological processes. Harvard University Press.
  • Yang, Y. T. C., & Wu, W. C. I. (2012). Digital storytelling for enhancing student academic achievement, critical thinking, and learning motivation: A year-long experimental study. Computers & Education, 59(2), 339–352. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2011.12.012
  • Yüksel-Arslan, P., Yıldırım, S., & Robin, B. R. (2016). A phenomenological study: Teachers’ experiences of using digital storytelling in early childhood education. Educational Studies, 42(5), 427–443. https://doi.org/10.1080/03055698.2016.1195717

Okul Öncesi Döneme Yönelik Dijital Hikâye Temelli Fen Kavram Öğretimi ve Yansıtıcı Düşünme Becerileri

Yıl 2026, Cilt: 19 Sayı: 1, 216 - 231, 13.01.2026
https://doi.org/10.30831/akukeg.1795707

Öz

Bu araştırma, çocuk gelişimi öğrencilerinin dijital hikâye anlatımı yoluyla fen kavramlarını öğretme deneyimleri ile yansıtıcı düşünme becerileri arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Çalışma, nitel araştırma desenlerinden olgu bilim (fenomenoloji) yaklaşımıyla yürütülmüş ve Türkiye’de bir devlet üniversitesinde öğrenim gören 36 çocuk gelişimi öğrencisi ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Veriler, dokuz açık uçlu sorudan oluşan yarı yapılandırılmış görüşmeler yoluyla toplanmış ve içerik analiziyle çözümlenmiştir. Bulgular, dijital hikâye sürecinin katılımcıların pedagojik ve bilişsel gelişimlerine çok yönlü katkılar sunduğunu ortaya koymuştur. Öğrenciler; soyut fen kavramlarını somutlaştırma, yaşa uygun içerik tasarlama, iş birliği ve sorumluluk alma, dijital araçları etkin kullanma gibi beceriler kazandıklarını belirtmişlerdir. Ayrıca süreç, öğrencilerin güçlü ve gelişime açık yönlerini fark ederek öğretim uygulamalarını yeniden yapılandırmalarına ve yansıtıcı düşünme becerilerini geliştirmelerine olanak sağlamıştır. Sonuçlar, dijital hikâye anlatımının okul öncesi fen eğitiminde yalnızca kavram öğretimi açısından değil, aynı zamanda yansıtıcı düşünme, yaratıcılık ve mesleki kimlik gelişimini destekleyen etkili bir pedagojik yaklaşım olduğunu göstermektedir. Çalışma, erken çocukluk öğretmen eğitimi bağlamında dijital hikâyelerin çok boyutlu eğitim potansiyeline dikkat çekerek alanyazına özgün katkılar sunmaktadır.

Etik Beyan

Bu çalışma, bilimsel araştırmanın etik ilke ve standartlarına uygun olarak yürütülmüştür. Tüm katılımcılara çalışmanın amacı, süreci ve gönüllülük esasına dayandığı konusunda bilgi verilmiş ve yazılı onamları alınmıştır. “Dijital Hikâyelerle Matematik ve Fen Maceraları” başlıklı proje; Çanakkale Gençlik ve Spor İl Müdürlüğü, Çanakkale Gençlik Merkezi ve Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi iş birliğiyle yürütülmüş, Çanakkale Gençlik ve Spor İl Müdürlüğü Proje Değerlendirme Kurulu tarafından incelenip onaylanmıştır (Onay Tarihi: 08.11.2024).

Destekleyen Kurum

Bu araştırma, “Dijital Hikâyelerle Matematik ve Fen Maceraları” başlıklı proje kapsamında desteklenmiştir. Proje, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi ile Çanakkale Gençlik Merkezi iş birliğinde ve Çanakkale Gençlik ve Spor İl Müdürlüğü’nün koordinasyonunda yürütülmüştür. Proje, E-96691727-180.99-9150030 sayılı resmî yazı ile idari olarak onaylanmıştır.

Teşekkür

Bu araştırma, bilimsel araştırma etiği ilke ve standartlarına uygun olarak gerçekleştirilmiştir. Tüm katılımcılara çalışmanın amacı, süreci ve gönüllülük esasına dayandığı konusunda bilgi verilmiş, yazılı onamları alınmıştır. “Dijital Hikâyelerle Matematik ve Fen Maceraları” başlıklı proje; Çanakkale Gençlik ve Spor İl Müdürlüğü, Çanakkale Gençlik Merkezi ve Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi iş birliğiyle yürütülmüş; Çanakkale Gençlik ve Spor İl Müdürlüğü Proje Değerlendirme Kurulu tarafından incelenerek onaylanmıştır (Onay Tarihi: 08.11.2024).

Kaynakça

  • American Psychological Association. (2017). Ethical principles of psychologists and code of conduct (2002, Amended June 1, 2010 and January 1, 2017). https://www.apa.org/ethics/code/
  • Challinor, J., Marín, V. I., & Tur, G. (2017). The development of the reflective practitioner through digital storytelling. International Journal of Technology Enhanced Learning, 9(2–3), 186–199. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJTEL.2017.084498
  • Coggin, L. S., Daley, S., Sydnor, J., & Davis, T. R. (2019). Imagining my ideal: A critical case study of digital storytelling as reflective practice. Reflective Practice, 20(2), 143–159. https://doi.org/10.1080/14623943.2018.1538949
  • Creswell, J. W., & Plano Clark, V. L. (2018). Designing and conducting mixed methods research (3rd ed.). SAGE. Dewey, J. (1933). How we think: A restatement of the relation of reflective thinking to the educative process. D.C. Heath.
  • Dreyer, C. (2017). Digital storytelling: A tool for reflective practice in language teacher education. Reflective Practice, 18(2), 234–246. https://doi.org/10.1080/14623943.2016.1267009
  • Duschl, R. A. (2012). Science education in three-part harmony: Balancing conceptual, epistemic, and social learning goals. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203817569
  • Finlay, L. (2009). Debating phenomenological methods. Phenomenology & Practice, 3(1), 6–25.
  • Gelman, R., & Brenneman, K. (2004). Science learning pathways for young children. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 19(1), 150–158. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2004.01.009
  • Giorgi, A. (2009). The descriptive phenomenological method in psychology: A modified Husserlian approach. Duquesne University Press.
  • Mayer, R. E. (2009). Multimedia learning (2nd ed.). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511811678
  • Miles, M. B., & Huberman, A. M. (1994). Qualitative data analysis: An expanded sourcebook (2nd ed.). SAGE. Robin, B. R., & McNeil, S. G. (2012). What educators should know about teaching digital storytelling. Digital Education Review, 22, 37–51.
  • Sadik, A. (2008). Digital storytelling: A meaningful technology-integrated approach for engaged student learning. Educational Technology Research and Development, 56(4), 487–506. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-008-9091-8
  • Schön, D. A. (1983). The reflective practitioner: How professionals think in action. Basic Books.
  • Shemy, N. S. (2021). The effectiveness of using digital storytelling in developing science learning outcomes among kindergarten children. Journal of Research in Curriculum, Instruction and Educational Technology, 7(3), 45–68. https://doi.org/10.21608/jrciet.2021.197626
  • Şahin, Siğirtmaç, A. D., & Yılmaz, R. (2023). Okul öncesi dönemde dijital hikâye kullanımı: Fen öğretiminde öğretmen ve öğrenci deneyimleri. Eğitim ve Bilim, 48(217), 125–146. https://doi.org/10.15390/EB.2023.12067
  • Sydnor, J., Coggin, L., Davis, T., & Daley, S. (2015). The dialogic construction of a teaching vision: Preservice teachers imagine their practice through digital storytelling. In E. Ortlieb, L. E. Shanahan, & M. B. McVee (Eds.), Video research in disciplinary literacies (Vol. 6, pp. 207–229). Emerald Group. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2048-045820150000006010
  • Thompson Long, B., & Hall, T. (2018). Educational narrative inquiry through design-based research: Designing digital storytelling to make alternative knowledge visible and actionable. Irish Educational Studies, 37(2), 205–225. https://doi.org/10.1080/03323315.2018.1465836
  • Tok, Ş. (2008). Yansıtıcı düşünmeyi geliştirici etkinliklerin öğretmen adaylarının öğretmenlik mesleğine yönelik tutumlarına etkisi. Eğitim ve Bilim, 33(149), 104–117.
  • Vygotsky, L. S. (1978). Mind in society: The development of higher psychological processes. Harvard University Press.
  • Yang, Y. T. C., & Wu, W. C. I. (2012). Digital storytelling for enhancing student academic achievement, critical thinking, and learning motivation: A year-long experimental study. Computers & Education, 59(2), 339–352. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2011.12.012
  • Yüksel-Arslan, P., Yıldırım, S., & Robin, B. R. (2016). A phenomenological study: Teachers’ experiences of using digital storytelling in early childhood education. Educational Studies, 42(5), 427–443. https://doi.org/10.1080/03055698.2016.1195717
Toplam 21 adet kaynakça vardır.

Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil İngilizce
Konular Çocuk Gelişimi Eğitimi
Bölüm Araştırma Makalesi
Yazarlar

Merve Şahin 0000-0001-9394-9511

Gönderilme Tarihi 2 Ekim 2025
Kabul Tarihi 12 Ocak 2026
Yayımlanma Tarihi 13 Ocak 2026
Yayımlandığı Sayı Yıl 2026 Cilt: 19 Sayı: 1

Kaynak Göster

APA Şahin, M. (2026). Digital Story-Based Science Concept Teaching and Reflective Thinking Skills for Early Childhood Education. Journal of Theoretical Educational Sciences, 19(1), 216-231. https://doi.org/10.30831/akukeg.1795707