Abstract
EFFECTING OF DRAMA METHOD ON SUCCESS, PERMANENCE AND ATTITUDE IN GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION
The aim of this study is to determine the effect of using drama method in geography education on the students’ academic success, permanence and their attitudes. The study group of the research were selected from 5th grade students from Mavigün Primary School located in Gaziosmanpaşa town of Istanbul province, in the academic year of 2014-2015. Pre test-post test control group experimental design was use in this study. The researcher prepared a success test as a data collection tool in order to measure academic knowledge of students. It has the children been written diary for their attitude. The obtained quantitative data used dependent and independent groups were analyzed t-test within SPSS 17.0 software. Statistical results obtained as a result of the research determined that there was not a meaningful difference between the academic success of experimental group students who were subject to education supported by the drama and control group students who were subject to classical education before pre-test application and their attitudes towards. After the final-test application, it was seen that there was a meaningful difference in favour of experimental group between the academic success and attitudes. However, there aren’t meaningful difference observed between both groups was final test and the permanence test of both groups. When diaries constituting the qualitative part of the research were examined, it was seen that the student had got better times, became happy and excited while they were drama. It was also revealed that the students loved the drama course and the teacher of the drama course more than they used to do owing to the drama.
Keywords
Drama Method, Geography Teaching, Success, Attitude, Permanence.
