The Effects of Music-Assisted Writing on Primary Students’ Attitudes, Anxiety, and Creativity: An Experimental Approach

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the effects of music-assisted writing activities on primary school students’ attitudes toward writing, their writing anxiety, and the development of their creative writing skills. The research employed a true experimental design, specifically a posttest-only control group randomized design. The study group consisted of 4th-grade students (from classes 4-A and 4-B) attending a public primary school affiliated with the Ministry of National Education in the Muratpaşa district of Antalya. A total of 51 students were randomly assigned into three groups: Experimental Group 1 (music-assisted writing, n = 17), Experimental Group 2 (non-music writing, n = 17), and a Control Group with no intervention (n = 16). Experimental Group 1 participated in music-assisted writing activities for two class hours per week over eight weeks, while Experimental Group 2 engaged in the same writing tasks without music. No activities were conducted with the control group during this period. The instruments used in the post-test phase were: the Writing Anxiety Scale for Primary School Students (Katrancı & Temel, 2018), the Writing Attitude Scale (Erdoğan, 2012), and the Creative Writing Products Evaluation Scale (Kasap, 2019). Post-test results from the Writing Attitude Scale indicated a statistically significant difference between Experimental Group 1 and the Control Group, favoring the music-assisted writing group. No significant differences were found between the other groups. No statistically significant difference was found among the groups in terms of post-test writing anxiety scores. However, comparison of the Creative Writing Products Evaluation Scale post-test scores revealed a significant difference in favor of Experimental Group 1 compared to the Control Group. A significant difference was also found between Experimental Group 2 and the Control Group, indicating that both types of writing activities had a positive effect on students’ creative writing performance.or tap here to enter text.