Drama-based science teaching improved students' attitudes towards science learning compared with traditional teaching¶

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Currency · newest study 2016 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

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q2 i? Students taught through drama scored significantly higher on the Attitudes towards Science Learning Scale than control students (adjusted means 122.43 vs 106.43). → Osama H. Abed 2016

Evidence¶

Osama H. Abed 2016¶

Osama H. Abed. (2016). Drama-Based Science Teaching and Its Effect on Students' Understanding of Scientific Concepts and Their Attitudes towards Science Learning. International Education Studies, 9(10). https://doi.org/10.5539/ies.v9n10p163

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ANCOVA on ATSLS post-test in the same quasi-experiment, covarying pre-ATSLS. Experimental adjusted mean M=122.43 exceeded control M=106.43; Group F=18.66, significant at α=0.05. No effect size printed.

"As shown in Table 5 the differences in the mean scores for students' results in ATSLS are significant (F=18.66)."

Discussion¶

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