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Haim Mizrachi; Gil Maor – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2024
This article describes an empirical study that explored the cognitive and emotional effects of teaching through shadow theater as compared to traditional storytelling of the same texts and songs in children on the autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The rationale is based on broken mirror theory anchored in research on mirror neurons. Fifty-seven…
Descriptors: Theater Arts, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Elementary School Students, Self Management
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Walton, Calvin Wesley – International Journal of Education & the Arts, 2020
A wide body of research has been conducted which examines the relationship between arts engagement and academic performance for the general population of students in U.S. schools. To date, few studies have been conducted that examine the effects of arts-based learning experiences on African American males' academic performance. To address this gap…
Descriptors: African American Students, Males, High School Students, Theater Arts
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Spencer, Kevin Wayne; O'Rourke, Susan; Kelley, Frances – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2017
The development and initial psychometric investigation of the Hocus Focus Analytics (HFA) scale, an instrument to measure student growth and outcomes using an arts-integrated teaching approach, is reported. A 15-item measure consisting of five subscales (cognitive, motor, communication, social skills and creativity) was developed to measure…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Teaching Methods, Psychometrics, Evaluation Methods