Effect of creative drama on skills varies significantly by level of schooling, highest at pre-school and lowest at high school¶
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q3 i? Effect size significantly varies by schooling level (QB=28.895, p<.01), with the highest effect at pre-school (ES=2.596) and the lowest at high school (ES=.122). → Özgür Ulubey 2018
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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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Moderator analysis across schooling levels from pre-school to university in the 63-study meta-analysis. The article reports the significant Qbetween value and names pre-school as highest and high school (ES=.122) as lowest.
"It was found that the effect size varies significantly depending on the moderator variable of school level (QB=28.895, p<.01). The highest effect size was found in the pre-school level and the lowest effect size was found in the high school level (ES= .122)."
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