Activating Student Engagement Through Drama-Based Instruction

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" Activating Student Engagement Through Drama-Based Instruction "
Cawthon, Stephanie W; Dawson, Katie; Ihorn, Shasta

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	926182
Doc. No	:	LA6qc4b7pt
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Cawthon, Stephanie W; Dawson, Katie; Ihorn, Shasta
Title & Author	:	Activating Student Engagement Through Drama-Based Instruction [Article]\ Cawthon, Stephanie W; Dawson, Katie; Ihorn, Shasta
Title of Periodical	:	Journal for Learning through the Arts
Volume/ Issue Number	:	7/1
Date	:	2011
Abstract	:	Drama for Schools (DFS) is an arts integration professional development program that trains teachers to use drama-based instruction techniques. The DFS strategies aim to connect student learning to their lived experiences in a manner consistent with authentic instruction principles. The focus of this mixed-methods study was on the relationship between increase in authentic instruction, level of student engagement, and articulation by teachers regarding the participation of their middle school students in classroom activities. Pre-post measures indicate that student engagement increased as a result of drama-based instruction strategies. These lesson plan measures also demonstrated how teachers changed their articulation of student engagement. Discussion focuses on how the relationship between the DFS program structure, participants’ pedagogy, and student outcomes fit into, and challenge, the overall critical pedagogical framework of the program.