Investigation Of The Effects Of STEAM- Based Art Education On The Photography and Photo- Manipulation Works Of Gifted Students

The aim of the research is to reveal the effect of STEAM-based art teaching on photography education given to secondary school students and students' photo-manipulation studies. In line with this purpose, it was aimed to use manipulation in education in a positive way with the manipulation applications that the students made on the photographs they took at the end of the activities made more comprehensive with the STEAM approach. The problem of the research was determined as ‘What is the effect of STEAM-based art teaching on gifted students’ photography and photo-manipulation studies?’. In this context, the research was planned as a qualitative study and was designed as a quasi-experimental study. The data obtained in the research were analysed by content analysis method. During the implementation process of the research, it is noteworthy that the students actively participated in the lesson, successfully completed the activities and performed above the expectations of the researcher. In the findings related to the research questions, students' motivations towards the course, their interests and perspectives towards photography, their thoughts on the process of creating photo-manipulation, and their opinions on the course process and participants were reached. As a result of the research, it was seen that the students' awareness of photography and photo-manipulation increased, they started to put the education they received into practice and started to use it in real life, each student mentioned at least one photo editing programme, and all of the students stated that they used the photoshop programme. Considering the results of expert opinion, it was concluded that the students showed a positive development from the 1st activity to the 3rd activity in photography and photo-manipulation studies. Considering the results obtained from the student interview form findings, it was observed that there were students who stated that the students improved themselves, contributed to their general culture and gained a different perspective. In this direction, it was concluded that the education they received fulfilled its objectives.