@article{2016,title={SIXTH GRADE STUDENTS’ STORY COMPLETION SKILLS},abstractNode={The main aim of this research is exhibiting the problems, faced by sixth grade students in story completion, by utilizing sample studies. The research was carried out on the essays of the sixth grade students attaining to Ataturk middle school in Malatya. The data comprising the research basis were obtained from the narrative essays written by students. The introduction section of the storybook Hişt Hişt written by Sait Faik Abasıyanık was submitted to the students and asked for completion. A Story Completion Evaluation Form was prepared by the investigators and used for rating. The frequency levels of the data were determined. The results showed that the students had difficulties in combining the pieces and building relationship between the text parts. The initial episode given in the introduction section was completed without considering the place, time and the main characters of the story. It was also seen that the students failed in writing subject related and efficient solutions in story completion essays. The episodes were not completed and the results covering all sides of the story could not be presented. The conceptual connotations given in the introduction section was not noticed and did not take place in the following sections. The composing started without any plan and irrelevant explanations and advices were given in the completed stories. The students had problems in writing paragraph by presenting dissimilar subjects in a single paragraph. Since the supplied story is well-known story since the early ages of the student. The performance of students was not sufficiently plausible, even though a well-known text type, story that is learnt since an early childhood, was essayed. Consequently, the story completion results showed that the students needed education in this area.},author={Nesrin SİS-& Niymet BAHŞİ},year={2016},journal={International Journal of Language Academy}}