Examination of the Effect of Drama Education on Multiple Intelligence Domains of Children Attending to 5TH Grade

Pekdemir Z. D., KÖKSAL AKYOL A.

EGITIM VE BILIM-EDUCATION AND SCIENCE, cilt.40, sa.182, ss.143-158, 2015 (SSCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 40 Sayı: 182
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Dergi Adı: EGITIM VE BILIM-EDUCATION AND SCIENCE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.143-158
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Drama, Multiple intelligence, Education
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The purpose of the present study was to assess the multiple intelligence domains of the children attending to 5th grade and ascertain whether the drama education made a difference regarding verbal-linguistic, logical-mathematical, visual-spatial, bodily-kinesthetic, musical-rhythmic, interpersonal-social, intrapersonal-internal and naturalistic intelligence domains of children. The study group was comprised of a total of 65 children, assigned to the experimental group (n=30) and the control group (n=35), attending to the 5th grade of two secondary schools at Altmdag Neighborhood of Ankara Province. "General Information Form" and "Self-Assessment Scale in Multiple Intelligence Domains" were used in the study for the purpose of data collection. The experimental group received "Drama Education Plan." Data obtained in accordance thereof were assessed by t-test and ANOVA test.