Creative drama lesson structure: preparation/warm-up, improvisation in groups, and relaxation phases¶

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Evidence · 1 claim (1 for) · 1 study (1 causal), q3 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 1 claim rests on one study

Description¶

The article's example drama lesson is organized into named phases: "Preparation" (warm-up with music and freeze-animation of communication tools), "Improvisation" (students with the same tools "gather in the same groups" and "create a scene with these tools", guided by open-ended questions), and "Relaxation" (sharing feelings, walking to music, muscle relaxation). Planning accounted for "creative drama components like; preparation, play, improvisation, relaxation" plus drama techniques, dramatic moment, pretending, teacher and student roles, group works and playlike processes.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

A certified drama trainer or trained leader (the teacher acts as "Drama Leader")
Group work, since without a group creative drama cannot be performed per the article

Constraints¶

Demonstrated for the objective of familiarization with modern communication tools in an IT classroom setting

Target Learners¶

sixth-grade primary school students

Learning Goals¶

understanding modern communication tools
communication and collaboration skills

Claims¶

Creative drama instruction gave the highest pre-test-adjusted post-test achievement of three groups in the IT unit \"Tomorrow's Technology\" among sixth graders, ahead of computer-based instruction and standard curriculum, in a significant ANCOVA group effect with no pairwise tests reported [+M]

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

Müzeyyen Bulut Özek. (2016). The Effect of Creative Drama on Student Achievement in The Course of Information Technologies. Journal of Education and Training Studies, Vol. 4, No. 6. https://doi.org/10.11114/jets.v4i6.1370

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`id`	`creative-drama-lesson-phase-structure`
`title`	`Creative drama lesson structure: preparation/warm-up, improvisation in groups, and relaxation phases`
`description`	`The article's example drama lesson is organized into named phases: "Preparation" (warm-up with music and freeze-animation of communication tools), "Improvisation" (students with the same tools "gather in the same grou...`
`status`	`review`
`generated`	by `process:settle-candidates` on `2026-11-02`
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`sources`	1 — `müzeyyen-bulut-özek-2016`

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