Date of Award
Spring 4-28-2023
Document Type
Education 530 Project
Degree Name
Master of Science
Department
Education
Department Chair or Program Director
Schultz, Kyle
First Advisor
Dr. Melissa Wells
Major or Concentration
Elementary Education
Abstract
This research investigated how drama integration benefitted students’ academic achievement and their engagement in history. This study integrated drama and history in a second-grade class, by allowing students to create tableaus to present and share information. The study used pre and post assessments, an attitudes survey to measure students’ attitudes towards history before and after integration, and the researcher also recorded student engagement at the beginning and end of drama integration. This study showed significant improvement in student content knowledge through the use of tableaus, and inconclusive results as far as engagement and student attitudes were concerned.
Recommended Citation
Villanueva, Jasmine, "Engaging Drama: Does Drama Increase Student Engagement in a Second-Grade History Class?" (2023). Student Research Submissions. 545.
https://scholar.umw.edu/student_research/545