The effect of online creative drama method on primary school students' levels of happiness and fun in school: Solomon four-group design

ÜTKÜR GÜLLÜHAN N., Bekiroglu D., Emral T.

INNOVATION-THE EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH, cilt.36, sa.4, ss.697-718, 2023 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 36 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2023
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/13511610.2023.2240534
  • Dergi Adı: INNOVATION-THE EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, ASSIA, International Bibliography of Social Sciences, Business Source Elite, Business Source Premier, Educational research abstracts (ERA), Geobase, Index Islamicus, Political Science Complete, Public Affairs Index, Social services abstracts, Sociological abstracts, Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.697-718
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: fun (entertainment), happiness, life studies, Online creative drama, primary education, Solomon four-group design
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

This study examines how the 'online creative drama method' affects third-grade primary school students' levels of happiness and enjoyment at school. The Solomon four-group design, one of the quantitative research designs, was used. The study group of this research consists of a total of 3rd-grade students (n = 100) studying at a public school in Istanbul in the 2020-2021 academic year. Four groups, two experimental and two control groups, were determined through purposive sampling in the research, 'Happiness Scale for Primary School Students' and 'The Scale of The Determining the Fun in Life studies Course' were used as data collection tools. The study concluded that the Happiness Level at School and Fun Level post-test scores of the students in the 'experimental 1-2 groups', in which the 'online drama method' was used, were significantly higher than the post-test scores of the control 1-2 groups, regardless of the pre-test application status. Also, post-test Fun Level mean scores increased in the Control 1 group compared to pre-test Fun Level scores. In conclusion, 'online creative drama' activities positively affect the happiness level and fun level of primary school students.