Effects Of Creative Drama - Based Instruction On Basic Science Achievement And Scientific Attitudes In Lagos State.

James Timothy, Apata F. S.

Abstract


This study investigated the effects of creative drama based instruction on Basic Science Achievement and Attitudinal change of science students in Lagos state. A pretest- posttest experimental control group designed was used. Four null hypotheses were postulated out of which two were rejected while two were retained. There were two groups. The experimental and control groups.  Treatment was given to the experimental group using Activity Based Instruction in addition to Creative Drama Based Instruction for three weeks while the control group was taught using the normal Activity Based Instruction. The data collected was analyzed using percentages and tables while the hypotheses were analyzed using t-test. The result of the analysis revealed that subjects in the experimental group performed better than those in the control group in terms of academic achievement and positive attitudinal change. It was also revealed that there was no significant difference in academic achievement and attitudinal change between male and female when exposed to creative drama based instruction. On the basis of the findings, it was recommended that creative drama based instruction be combined with other science teaching strategies in order to enhance meaningful learning of science concepts.


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