Research Article

STORYTELLING WITH FINGER PUPPETS IN PRIMARY EDUCATION: IDENTIFYING STORY ELEMENTS AND LISTENING STRATEGIES

Volume: 14 Number: 1 March 31, 2025
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STORYTELLING WITH FINGER PUPPETS IN PRIMARY EDUCATION: IDENTIFYING STORY ELEMENTS AND LISTENING STRATEGIES

Abstract

It is possible for students to listen to the texts selected in a way that can attract their interest in accordance with their level and to share the main points in the text with their friends and teachers through narration. It is important to determine which elements primary school students utilize in the process of understanding the stories they listen to and which strategies they use in the listening process. In this study, it was aimed to determine which listening strategies third grade primary school students used to understand the stories they listened to from their classmates in the oral storytelling process and which story elements they identified in the listening process. In this direction, using finger puppets, the students were asked to be paired with their classmates and to tell the stories they read to each other in turn. Then, in the listening process to understand the story; “what are the listening strategies they use?” and “what are the story elements they can detect?” questions were sought to be answered. The research was conducted as a cross-sectional survey design. The study group of the research consisted of 100 students studying in the 3rd grade of primary school. A form consisting of closed and open-ended questions was used as a data collection tool. Two narrative texts were used in the data collection process. Descriptive analysis was used to analyze the research data. According to the results of the research, it was determined that the majority of the students had deficiencies in using listening strategies. While they could more easily identify the character, place, and time elements in the story they listened to, it was observed that they could not pay attention to the initiating event, plot, and sequence of events. It was also determined that some students were confused about the story elements. This situation suggests that students' active listening skills should be improved and suggestions for future studies are presented in this context.

Keywords

Finger puppets, oral telling, listening strategies, story elements.

Ethical Statement

In this study, I declare that the rules stated in the "Higher Education Institutions Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Directive" are complied with and that we do not take any of the actions based on "Actions Against Scientific Research and Publication Ethics". For the research, at the meeting of Giresun University Social Sciences, Science and Engineering Sciences Research Ethics Committee Commission dated 03.01.2024 and numbered 01/09, it was unanimously decided that there was no ethical objection with the research code 19237. The author declares that they have no conflict of interest.

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APA
Yekeler Gökmen, A. D. (2025). STORYTELLING WITH FINGER PUPPETS IN PRIMARY EDUCATION: IDENTIFYING STORY ELEMENTS AND LISTENING STRATEGIES. International Online Journal of Primary Education, 14(1), 48-65. https://doi.org/10.55020/iojpe.1619533
AMA
1.Yekeler Gökmen AD. STORYTELLING WITH FINGER PUPPETS IN PRIMARY EDUCATION: IDENTIFYING STORY ELEMENTS AND LISTENING STRATEGIES. Int. Online J. Prim. Educ. 2025;14(1):48-65. doi:10.55020/iojpe.1619533
Chicago
Yekeler Gökmen, Ayşe Dilek. 2025. “STORYTELLING WITH FINGER PUPPETS IN PRIMARY EDUCATION: IDENTIFYING STORY ELEMENTS AND LISTENING STRATEGIES”. International Online Journal of Primary Education 14 (1): 48-65. https://doi.org/10.55020/iojpe.1619533.
EndNote
Yekeler Gökmen AD (March 1, 2025) STORYTELLING WITH FINGER PUPPETS IN PRIMARY EDUCATION: IDENTIFYING STORY ELEMENTS AND LISTENING STRATEGIES. International Online Journal of Primary Education 14 1 48–65.
IEEE
[1]A. D. Yekeler Gökmen, “STORYTELLING WITH FINGER PUPPETS IN PRIMARY EDUCATION: IDENTIFYING STORY ELEMENTS AND LISTENING STRATEGIES”, Int. Online J. Prim. Educ., vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 48–65, Mar. 2025, doi: 10.55020/iojpe.1619533.
ISNAD
Yekeler Gökmen, Ayşe Dilek. “STORYTELLING WITH FINGER PUPPETS IN PRIMARY EDUCATION: IDENTIFYING STORY ELEMENTS AND LISTENING STRATEGIES”. International Online Journal of Primary Education 14/1 (March 1, 2025): 48-65. https://doi.org/10.55020/iojpe.1619533.
JAMA
1.Yekeler Gökmen AD. STORYTELLING WITH FINGER PUPPETS IN PRIMARY EDUCATION: IDENTIFYING STORY ELEMENTS AND LISTENING STRATEGIES. Int. Online J. Prim. Educ. 2025;14:48–65.
MLA
Yekeler Gökmen, Ayşe Dilek. “STORYTELLING WITH FINGER PUPPETS IN PRIMARY EDUCATION: IDENTIFYING STORY ELEMENTS AND LISTENING STRATEGIES”. International Online Journal of Primary Education, vol. 14, no. 1, Mar. 2025, pp. 48-65, doi:10.55020/iojpe.1619533.
Vancouver
1.Ayşe Dilek Yekeler Gökmen. STORYTELLING WITH FINGER PUPPETS IN PRIMARY EDUCATION: IDENTIFYING STORY ELEMENTS AND LISTENING STRATEGIES. Int. Online J. Prim. Educ. 2025 Mar. 1;14(1):48-65. doi:10.55020/iojpe.1619533