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Effectiveness of Teaching Science by Drama
The Academic Arab College for Education in Israel-Haifa, Haifa, Israel
The Academic Arab College for Education in Israel-Haifa, Haifa, Israel
The Academic Arab College for Education in Israel-Haifa, Haifa, Israel
The Academic Arab College for Education in Israel-Haifa, Haifa, Israel
Department of Science Teaching, The Weizmann Institute, Rehovot, Israel
- 1 The Academic Arab College for Education in Israel-Haifa, Haifa, Israel
- 2 The Academic Arab College for Education in Israel-Haifa, Haifa, Israel
- 3 The Academic Arab College for Education in Israel-Haifa, Haifa, Israel
- 4 The Academic Arab College for Education in Israel-Haifa, Haifa, Israel
- 5 Department of Science Teaching, The Weizmann Institute, Rehovot, Israel
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Abstract
The present study aims at determining the effect of learning chemical reactions, more specifically, how light and photosynthesis with and without drama affected 180 10 th grade (boys and girls) students’ achievements in Israeli middle schools. Exams were prepared and distributed to the students before each topic was taught in the relevant class (pre-test). Then the topic was taught through drama and by means of conventional teaching, after which the exam was administered once again as a post-test. The findings showed that learning chemistry with drama contributes both to students’ achievements and to their interest in studying chemistry, and it positively affects students’ achievements in tenth grade.
KeywordsDramaEffectivenessAchievementMotivation
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