This article considers the opportunities for learning and inclusive dimensions of role-play based on the reading and interpretation of a canonical text, drawing on a case study involving student-teachers. This exploration of role and learning through drama builds on the foundational work of Bolton and Heathcote. Focusing on students' particular…

The objective of this paper is to evaluate the effectiveness of a training program, based on the flipped learning model, for future teachers of Secondary Education and Vocational Training. For this study, a pre-experimental research design was used, and an instrument was applied to determine the level of training acquired in active methodologies,…

Michael Young's notion of powerful knowledge is attractive to many: to teachers wishing the best for disadvantaged students, to neoliberal governments that continually stress the need for teachers and students to improve their performance. This essay takes issue with this understanding of education. Firstly, it shows how classrooms are mediated by…

Richard Kerridge writes here about his efforts to help students to overcome an experience that was once his own: of being labelled low-ability, with all the attendant lowering of expectations that this entails. He recognises the merits of rigorously ensuring that all students should be able to access their entitlement in terms of what they are…

To promote teaching science through inquiry, the author wanted to use his experience in the Galápagos to design a lesson that allows students to immerse themselves in the essential science and engineering practices identified in the "Next Generation Science Standards," as they ask questions; analyze and interpret data; engage in argument…

In this paper we analyze the main areas of research into educational videogames and in the evolution of the technologies and design methodologies that are making these interactive systems increasingly natural, immersive and social. We present the design and development of a prototype for a collaborative educational videogame based on a Massively…

An in-depth qualitative study with nine secondary pre-service teachers from an undergraduate "Language and Literacy" class was conducted to examine the potential of simulation using Second Life (SL) in teacher education. Games and simulations were operationally defined in the broadest sense to distinguish key characteristics between…

Describes a role-playing activity designed to show how the United States began its involvement in Vietnam. Provides sample handouts assigning students to support either the French or Vietnamese side of a debate. The teacher assumes the role of President Truman who must decide which side will receive U.S. support. (GEA)

Contends that process drama techniques can be beneficial for novice actors rehearsing a play set in a world vastly different from their own. Notes that the techniques can be designed as part of the rehearsal process. Provides examples of using process drama in this way, and notes that these activities are very structured, much as a play is…

Presents a role play, designed for high school students, which provides a framework for the discussion of factors that influence a firm's location. Instructions for the teacher and briefings for the students are provided. Readily adaptable to other students or settings. (JDH)

This learning activity for use with secondary students motivates discussion and broadens students' insight into the kinds of issues raised by a national population policy. The role play involves students in developing a national population policy for an imaginary country. (RM)

Describes a project in Missoula, Montana, where participants create shows based on personal experiences and issues for educational purposes. Notes that although the project has an educational specialist and drama coordinator, the project belongs to the adolescents, who create policy. States that drama sessions include improvisation, role playing,…

Describes how the author role-played a character from "To Kill a Mockingbird" to stimulate classroom discussion of the novel. (MM)

Explains that the goal of this exercise is to encourage an understanding of the effects of exchange rate changes and the use of forward rates. Provides a role play that involves students working in groups to decide whether to export a consignment of golf trollies to Italy and shortbread to Canada. (BSR)

Argues that drama should pervade the activities that students carry out with and about the literature they read. Considers how the use of drama can work as "assisted performance" in terms of student reading and personal inquiry. (RS)