Effects of a Theatrical Improvisation Programme on Students' Motor Creativity
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| Title: | Effects of a Theatrical Improvisation Programme on Students' Motor Creativity |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Méndez Martínez, Emilio (ORCID |
| Source: | Research in Drama Education. 2021 26(2):268-282. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 15 |
| Publication Date: | 2021 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Secondary Education High Schools |
| Descriptors: | Theater Arts, Program Effectiveness, Creative Activities, Motor Development, Teaching Methods, Comparative Analysis, Units of Study, Pretests Posttests, Imagination, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Measures (Individuals), Drama, High School Students |
| Geographic Terms: | Spain |
| DOI: | 10.1080/13569783.2020.1847064 |
| ISSN: | 1356-9783 |
| Abstract: | The goal was to assess the effects of a Theatrical Improvisation programme on students' motor creativity. 163 Secondary Education students participated: the experimental group, who experienced a Theatrical Improvisation unit, and the comparison group, who experienced a Drama in Education unit (based on the current Spanish educational law). A pretest, posttest, quasi-experimental, comparison group design was followed. Results showed that the students who experienced Theatrical Improvisation increased significantly more the four dimensions of motor creativity (Fluency, Flexibility, Imagination, Originality) assessed. Creative programmes based on Theatrical Improvisation are interesting to progressively push towards the needed global educational change. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2021 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1292360 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | The goal was to assess the effects of a Theatrical Improvisation programme on students' motor creativity. 163 Secondary Education students participated: the experimental group, who experienced a Theatrical Improvisation unit, and the comparison group, who experienced a Drama in Education unit (based on the current Spanish educational law). A pretest, posttest, quasi-experimental, comparison group design was followed. Results showed that the students who experienced Theatrical Improvisation increased significantly more the four dimensions of motor creativity (Fluency, Flexibility, Imagination, Originality) assessed. Creative programmes based on Theatrical Improvisation are interesting to progressively push towards the needed global educational change. |
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| ISSN: | 1356-9783 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/13569783.2020.1847064 |
