Creative drama is something that all engage in daily for learning. In education, creative drama is a way of learning, a means of self-expression, a therapeutic technique and a social activity rather than an art form. Creative Dramatics...
moreCreative drama is something that all engage in daily for learning. In education, creative drama is a way of learning, a means of self-expression, a therapeutic technique and a social activity rather than an art form. Creative Dramatics combines all the arts, such as drama, music, dance, movements, rhythm, communication, puppets, masks, drawings, role-plays, mono-act, miming, mimicry, simulation and vignettes for the purpose of teaching learning process. Teaching through creative drama is a viable method for social science teaching in a student centered way. Creative Dramatics is a compendium of Activities, Simulations, Mockups, Games, Oral performances, Percussion Concerts, Videos, Interactive videos and Presentations. The method makes use all these techniques for enthusiastic transaction of contents.
The thematic part of this paper aims to constitute a theoretical frame work of Creative Dramatics as a method of teaching for social science at secondary level. The other objectives are to find out the effectiveness of Creative Dramatic Method of Teaching on achievement in Social Science among secondary level school students, and to see the effectiveness of Creative Dramatic based teaching on developing Creative Sense and Joyfulness of Learning
The study conducted in a randomly constituted homogenous sample of 80 students (Control Group and Experimental Group) of standard IX who studies Kerala State Syllabus. Achievement test in Social Science, Observation cum Opinion schedule for teachers, and Joyfulness of Learning Inventoryfor students were the tools used for the study.
The study reached on the findings:
• Creative Dramatic Method of Teaching is effective in enhancing achievement in Social Science among secondary level school students
• The Creative Dramatics Teaching Method has high Impact on Developing Creative Sense of Students
• The Creative Dramatics method effectively develop students Joyfulness of Learning
The paper suggests Creative Dramatics a suitable teaching method for social science. The creative Dramatics is not suggested yet by any authorities for our schools. The method is dynamic for making students enthusiastic, creative and joyful. Particular uses are there for the method in teaching topics like Freedom Movement, National Integration, Civic Rights and Kingdoms/Reigns. The method must be suggested to our school system as a best method of teaching.