THE EFFECTS OF PROVERBS-BASED FINANCIAL EDUCATION ON FINANCIAL LITERACY AND PERCEPTIONS OF WANTS-NEEDS IN PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

Authors

  • Şule Öztürk Faculty of Education, Yildiz Technical University, Türkiye orcid.org/0000-0002-6464-4177
  • Berfin Kireç Faculty of Education, Yildiz Technical University, Türkiye orcid.org/0000-0001-5769-7249
  • Mustafa Erol Faculty of Education, Yildiz Technical University, Türkiye orcid.org/0000-0002-1675-7070

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejae.v8i2.4805

Keywords:

financial literacy, perception of want and need, proverbs, primary school students

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the effects of proverb-based financial education on 4th-grade students' financial literacy and perceptions of their wants and needs. At this juncture, the research was conducted using a quasi-experimental design. The study group consists of 82 students attending a primary school located in the northwest of Turkey. We collected the data for the study using financial literacy, want and need perception scales. We utilized the dependent and independent groups t-test to analyze the obtained data. We determined a statistically significant difference between the experimental group that received financial education based on proverbs and the control group that did not. This difference favored the experimental group that received proverb-based financial literacy education. In addition, when the experimental group's pre-test and post-test mean scores were compared, we found a significant difference in favor of the post-test. These results demonstrate the effectiveness of financial education based on proverbs as applied to the experimental group.

Author Biographies

  • Şule Öztürk, Faculty of Education, Yildiz Technical University, Türkiye orcid.org/0000-0002-6464-4177

    Şule Öztürk is an undergraduate student at Yildiz Technical University, Türkiye. She works in the fields of social studies education and life studies education. Special areas of study are learning awareness in primary school, supporting children's creative skills, supporting financial literacy and digital competencies. Email: oztturk.sule@gmail.com

  • Berfin Kireç, Faculty of Education, Yildiz Technical University, Türkiye orcid.org/0000-0001-5769-7249

    Berfin Kireç is a graduate student at Yildiz Technical University, Türkiye. She works in the fields of social studies education and life studies education. Special areas of study are digital comics, financial education, and social studies-specific field skills. Email: berfinkirec@gmail.com

  • Mustafa Erol, Faculty of Education, Yildiz Technical University, Türkiye orcid.org/0000-0002-1675-7070

    Mustafa Erol is working as an Assistant Professor at Yildiz Technical University, Türkiye. He works in the fields of social studies education, science education and life studies education. He also conducts academic studies in the fields of virtual museums, financial skills, environmental education, social relations, STEAM education, early engineering education, habits of mind, cultural heritage, etc. Access to his academic studies, articles and projects can be done from the following link: https://avesis.yildiz.edu.tr/merol. Email: merol@yildiz.edu.tr

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2023-04-30

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