RESEARCH OF CREATIVE WRITING AND SKILL OF DISABLED CHILDREN STUDENTS: THE CASE OF BILSEM

Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine the creative writing skills of children with disabilities who are studying at the Science and Art Center in Turkey according to various variables. Research is a descriptive study in the screening model. The sample of the study consists of 39 students with disabilities who were found to be gifted in the fields of painting, music and general ability who were studying in Science and art centers throughout Turkey. The data were obtained through the ‘Creative Writing Grade Scoring Key’ (rubric), developed by Öztürk (2007), which is used to evaluate written narratives taken from students. The SPSS statistical program was used to analyze the data. The study revealed that the sexes of gifted disabled students who participated in the study had a meaningful impact on their creative writing skills. It was also the result that the areas of talent possessed by gifted disabled students also had a meaningful impact on their creative writing skills.