Impact of Drama Education on The Self-Confidence and Problem-Solving Skills of Students of Primary School Education

Yıl 2017, Cilt: 25 Sayı: 1, 187 - 202, 15.01.2017

Özcan Palavan

Öz

It is an established fact that students’ academic success is proportional to their problemsolving
skills. Another established fact is the positive effect of self-confidence on the problemsolving
skills of students. Thus, finding the right courses that would improve the self-confidence
and problem-solving skills of college students is a concern. Therefore, in this study, influence
of drama and drama education on the self-confidence and problem-solving skills of college
students of primary school education is studied. The study was conducted with 34 college
students via experimental pretest posttest single group design model. Analysis of the collected
data revealed that the problem-solving skills levels and self-confidence levels of college students
of primary education have improved after being introduced to the drama education. Therefore,
it is recommended to incorporate drama into various levels of educational system both as a
course and as a technique. 

Anahtar Kelimeler

Classroom Teacher, Drama, Problem-solving, Self-confidence

DRAMANIN SINIF ÖĞRETMENİ ADAYLARININ ÖZGÜVENLERİNE VE PROBLEM ÇÖZME BECERİLERİNE ETKİSİ

Öz

Öğretmenlerin problem çözme becerileri arttıkça öğrencilerin akademik başarıları da artmaktadır. Problem çözme becerisinin gelişiminde özgüven düzeyinin etkisi düşünüldüğünde dramanın bu yönde ne tür etki edeceğinin belirlenmesi de diğer önemli bir nokta olarak ele alınabilir. Buradan hareketle bu araştırmada, sınıf öğretmeni adaylarına yüksek öğretim kurumlarında verilen drama eğitiminin, sınıf öğretmeni adaylarının problem çözme ve özgüven becerilerine etksini ortaya koymak amaçlanmıştır. Bu araştırma 34 öğrenci ile tek grup öntest-sontest modelinde  deneysel bir çalışma olarak gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırmada sonucunda, elde edilen bulgular değerlendirildiğinde, dramanın aday öğretmenlerin problem çözme becerilerini ve özgüven düzeylerini geliştirdiği belirlenmiştir. Bu sonuçlara bakıldığında, hem özgüven hem de problem çözme becerisinin geliştirilmesi için drama dersi birçok eğitim kademesinde kullanılabilir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Sınıf Öğretmeni, Drama, Problem Çözme, Özgüven

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