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Clift, Renee T. – 1984
A study compared the effects of dramatic enactment as a class activity with more traditional teaching methods on students' acquisition and retention of the concepts taught in the lesson. Subjects were 102 secondary school students from various content classes, randomly assigned to a half-class. Each half-class was taught two lesson topics, half…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Comparative Analysis, Dramatic Play, Educational Research
Peer reviewedChilcoat, George W. – Social Education, 1988
Describes historical background of the "Living Newspaper" theater, the procedure in using the genre as a classroom activity, and the evaluation of the activity for student learning. Presents an example of play design and an observation-debriefing form, concluding that this medium stimulates student curiosity about the past and may be…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Dramatic Play, High Schools, History
Peer reviewedStencel, John; Barkoff, Allen – American Biology Teacher, 1993
Describes the use of role playing and skits for instruction in protein synthesis. (PR)
Descriptors: Biology, DNA, Dramatic Play, High Schools
