ERIC Number: EJ1326731
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
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ISSN: ISSN-0300-4279
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The Effect of Creative Drama Activities in Early Childhood on the Executive Functions of Children
Çiftçi, Münire Aydilek; Aykaç, Murtaza
Education 3-13, v50 n2 p267-280 2022
In this study, it is aimed to reveal the effect of creative drama activities implemented in early childhood on the executive functions of children who are between 60 and 72 months old. The study is designed as quasi experimental study with pretest and posttest control group. In the class determined as the experimental group, 18 drama sessions, which are planned according to the learning outcomes improving executive functions, were implemented. In the study, to evaluate the executive functions of the children The Map Task, Camel- Dwarf Game and Tower of London Test were used as data collection tools. A meaningful difference was observed in the executive functions of forward memory and the backward memory, inhibition, problem solving and cognitive flexibility of the children in the experimental group that the creative drama activities were implemented.
Descriptors: Drama, Creative Activities, Preschool Children, Early Childhood Education, Executive Function, Foreign Countries, Memory, Inhibition, Cognitive Processes, Problem Solving
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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