Evaluation of the Views of Students towards Creative Drama Used in Mathematics Education
Journal Title: International Journal of Educational Studies in Mathematics (IJESIM) - Year 2015, Vol 2, Issue 1
Abstract
The aim of this study is to present the views of 6th grade students about the creative drama method, after the method was used for teaching of “volume of prisms” subject. The study group of this research was selected among volunteers from a math lesson in which creative drama method is used and consists of 19 students, 9 of which are female and 10 of which are male. In order to determine the views of the students group related with creative drama method in detail, focus group discussions were used. The data obtained from the interviews were resolved by content analysis. According to the results, students stated that creative drama positively effects the interclass communication, that it allows them to learn easily, to expose their abilities. Students think that math is a joyful lesson, after application of creative drama method
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Gürbüz Ocak, Zeynep Bahar Erşen
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- EP ID EP471165
- DOI 10.17278/ijesim.2015.01.003
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