Educational Efficacy of the Use of Drama Method in Primary School Teaching

We are witnessing that today’s generations are growing up with an overwhelming presence of technology. This raises questions about how actively students read today, what kind of content they absorb, and whether they are able to communicate easily in both spoken and written forms. All of this require...

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Main Author: Branka Lepir-Šinik
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Language:Bosnian
Published: University of Tuzla, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences 2025-06-01
Series:Društvene i Humanističke Studije
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Online Access:http://dhs.ff.untz.ba/index.php/home/article/view/17091
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description We are witnessing that today’s generations are growing up with an overwhelming presence of technology. This raises questions about how actively students read today, what kind of content they absorb, and whether they are able to communicate easily in both spoken and written forms. All of this requires active adaptation of teaching practices in order to maintain students’ attention and, above all, to convey the necessary knowledge and appropriate moral messages. One of the ways to engage students’ attention is the application of the dramatic method in classroom teaching. The dramatic method is a specific form of teaching based on role-playing, in which all students actively participate, while taking into account their individual differences. By imitating others or creating new characters, students are introduced to various problem situations that they solve together, thereby adopting educational and moral messages. This type of work develops students’ speaking, reading, and creative abilities, and also contributes to fostering a more positive attitude toward teamwork. The effectiveness of the dramatic method was verified through an ex-post-facto study with fifth-grade elementary school students. After three months of applying the experimental-research work, it was confirmed that there are statistically significant differences in favor of the dramatic method, as students in the experimental groups (E1 and E2) achieved statistically better results than those in the control groups (K1 and K2).
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spelling doaj-art-dea1af23dc3e41b7b669c0358588a36e2025-08-20T03:51:08ZbosUniversity of Tuzla, Faculty of Humanities and Social SciencesDruštvene i Humanističke Studije2490-36042490-36472025-06-01101(27)62563810.51558/2490-3647.2025.10.1.6251047Educational Efficacy of the Use of Drama Method in Primary School TeachingBranka Lepir-Šinik0JU OŠ „Stanko Rakita“ Banja LukaWe are witnessing that today’s generations are growing up with an overwhelming presence of technology. This raises questions about how actively students read today, what kind of content they absorb, and whether they are able to communicate easily in both spoken and written forms. All of this requires active adaptation of teaching practices in order to maintain students’ attention and, above all, to convey the necessary knowledge and appropriate moral messages. One of the ways to engage students’ attention is the application of the dramatic method in classroom teaching. The dramatic method is a specific form of teaching based on role-playing, in which all students actively participate, while taking into account their individual differences. By imitating others or creating new characters, students are introduced to various problem situations that they solve together, thereby adopting educational and moral messages. This type of work develops students’ speaking, reading, and creative abilities, and also contributes to fostering a more positive attitude toward teamwork. The effectiveness of the dramatic method was verified through an ex-post-facto study with fifth-grade elementary school students. After three months of applying the experimental-research work, it was confirmed that there are statistically significant differences in favor of the dramatic method, as students in the experimental groups (E1 and E2) achieved statistically better results than those in the control groups (K1 and K2).http://dhs.ff.untz.ba/index.php/home/article/view/17091dramatic methodverbal creativityunderstanding of moral traits
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dramatic method
verbal creativity
understanding of moral traits
title Educational Efficacy of the Use of Drama Method in Primary School Teaching
title_full Educational Efficacy of the Use of Drama Method in Primary School Teaching
title_fullStr Educational Efficacy of the Use of Drama Method in Primary School Teaching
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title_short Educational Efficacy of the Use of Drama Method in Primary School Teaching
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verbal creativity
understanding of moral traits
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