Math Education: Determination to Storytelling to Creativity

This article investigated the effect of designing a math curriculum based on storytelling on the creativity of fourth grade elementary students.

In this mixed study, the quantitative results of a larger study were analyzed and reported. To evaluate the students' creativity, after implementing the mathematical educational package based on storytelling, their performance was examined. The educational package was designed by the researchers based on the concepts of the fourth-grade math book. Comparison of the pre-test and post-test results showed that the content design of mathematical concepts based on storytelling has a positive effect on students' creativity.

The results of this study showed that the design of math curriculum based on storytelling had a positive effect on the creativity of fourth grade students. Also, the partial eta square comparison of boys and girls showed that math education based on storytelling had a greater effect on girls' creativity.

The results of this study showed that designing a math curriculum based on storytelling can significantly improve the creativity of fourth grade students. These findings showed that curriculum designers can benefit from designing educational content based on storytelling, which is compatible with students' characteristics. Also, the integration of educational stories with curricula at different levels and disciplines is also suggested to curriculum producers. According to the present study, the design of math curriculum based on storytelling has a positive and significant effect on the creativity of fourth grade elementary students. In addition, the results showed that this effect is greater on the creativity of girls. Therefore, it is recommended that curriculum designers take advantage of the design of educational content based on storytelling that is compatible with the characteristics of students. Also, combining educational stories with curricula at different levels and disciplines is also suggested to curriculum producers. This research can help curriculum planners and educational designers to develop more innovative methods to enhance students' creativity in mathematics.