The creative drama method has a large positive effect on students' skill development¶

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q3 i? Across 63 experimental studies analyzed with a random effects model, the mean effect size of the creative drama method on students' skills was 1.177, a large effect favoring the experimental groups. → Özgür Ulubey 2018

Evidence¶

Özgür Ulubey 2018¶

Özgür Ulubey. (2018). The Effect of Creative Drama as a Method on Skills: A Meta-analysis Study. Journal of Education and Training Studies, 6(4). https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1172791

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Random-effects meta-analysis of 63 experimental studies comparing creative drama instruction with other methods, with posttest means and standard deviations for both groups. The article reports "a significant effect size was found (ES=1.177)", large by Cohen's classification, favoring experimental groups.

"Due to this heterogeneity, the effect size was calculated by means of the random effects model and a significant effect size was found (ES=1.177). This effect size is in favor of the experimental groups and according to Cohen’s (1998) classification, it is large."

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