Impact of Creative Drama Method on Students' Speaking Skills

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Title: Impact of Creative Drama Method on Students' Speaking Skills
Language: English
Authors: Öztürk-Pat, Özlem (ORCID 0000-0002-4170-1319), Yilmaz, Muamber (ORCID 0000-0003-1736-7717)
Source: Journal of Theoretical Educational Science. Apr 2021 14(2):223-245.
Availability: Afyon Kocatepe University. ANS Kampusu, Egitim Fakultesi, Merkez, Afyonkarahisar 03200, Turkey. Tel: +90-272-2181740; Fax: +90-272-2281418; e-mail: editorkebd@gmail.com; Web site: https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/akukeg
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 23
Publication Date: 2021
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Elementary Education
Early Childhood Education
Grade 3
Primary Education
Descriptors: Dramatics, Teaching Methods, Instructional Effectiveness, Native Language Instruction, Turkish, Speech Skills, Skill Development, Nonverbal Communication, Elementary School Students, Grade 3, Children, Private Schools, Foreign Countries
Geographic Terms: Turkey
ISSN: 1308-1659
Abstract: Aim of the research was to investigate the impact of creative method on improving students' speaking skills in primary school 3rd grade Turkish language course. The study was carried out with primary school 3rd graders studying at a private primary school in Çaycuma, Zonguldak. The research was carried out on forty-six 3rd grade students. Quasi-experimental design with pretest-posttest control group was used in the study. Speaking education was given using creative drama method in the experimental group and using current instructional program (traditional teaching method) in the control group. In the study, "Speaking Skill Assessment Rubric" developed by the researcher was employed as data collection instrument. Intervention lasted for six weeks. Shapiro-Wilk normality test was employed to determine whether the data showed normal distribution or not. The data were analyzed via SPSS package program version 20.0. Arithmetic mean, standard deviation and t test was calculated in data analysis. As a result of the study, a significant difference was observed between speaking skills of the students in the experimental group and the ones in the control group; the difference was in favor of the experimental group.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2021
Accession Number: EJ1293807
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Aim of the research was to investigate the impact of creative method on improving students' speaking skills in primary school 3rd grade Turkish language course. The study was carried out with primary school 3rd graders studying at a private primary school in Çaycuma, Zonguldak. The research was carried out on forty-six 3rd grade students. Quasi-experimental design with pretest-posttest control group was used in the study. Speaking education was given using creative drama method in the experimental group and using current instructional program (traditional teaching method) in the control group. In the study, "Speaking Skill Assessment Rubric" developed by the researcher was employed as data collection instrument. Intervention lasted for six weeks. Shapiro-Wilk normality test was employed to determine whether the data showed normal distribution or not. The data were analyzed via SPSS package program version 20.0. Arithmetic mean, standard deviation and t test was calculated in data analysis. As a result of the study, a significant difference was observed between speaking skills of the students in the experimental group and the ones in the control group; the difference was in favor of the experimental group.
ISSN:1308-1659