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Version 1.2 – Updated June 2023

Drama / Arts programs

Overview

  • Influence: Drama / Arts programs
  • Domain: Curricula
  • Sub-Domain: Reading, writing and the arts
  • Potential to Accelerate Student Achievement: Potential to considerably accelerate
  • Influence Definition: Programs based on drama and the arts.

Evidence

  • Number of meta-analyses: 12
  • Number of studies: 845
  • Number of students: 3,486,638
  • Number of effects: 1,109
  • Weighted mean effect size: 0.55
  • Robustness index: 5

Meta-Analyses

Meta-Analyses
Journal Title Author First Author's Country Article Name Year Published Variable Number of Studies Number of Students Number of Effects Effect Size
Youth Theatre Journal Kardash & Wright USA Does Creative Drama Benefit Elementary School Students: A Meta-Analysis 1987 Creative dramatics 16 0 36 0.67
Journal of Aesthetic Education Podlozny USA Strengthening verbal skills through the use of classroom drama: A clear link 2000 Drama on reading 17 0 17 0.31
Conference paper Erden, Aytac, Tufan, & Erdan Turkey Effect of Creative Drama on Students' Academic Achievement: A Meta-Analysis Study 2016 Creative drama 70 4,507 70 0.91
Journal of Aesthetic Education Burger & Winner USA Instruction in visual art: Can it help children learn to read? 2000 Visual arts on reading readiness 10 378 10 0.52
Istraživanja u pedagogiji Gülderen & Uysal Turkey A meta-analysis of the effectiveness of the method of creative drama in math courses in regard to student scores in achievement, attitude and retention. 2020 Creative drama on math 23 0 23 0.93
International Online Journal of Education and Teaching Er-Türküresin Turkey The Effect of Using Creative Drama Method on Student Achievement in the Social Studies Course: A Meta-Analysis Study 2020 Creative drama 19 0 19 1.17
Journal of Aesthetic Education Moga, Burger, Hetland, & Winner USA Does studying the arts engender creative thinking? Evidence for near but not far transfer 2000 Arts programs on creativity 8 2,271 8 0.35
Journal of Aesthetic Education Winner & Cooper USA Mute those claims: No evidence (yet) for a causal link between arts study and academic achievement 2000 Arts programs on achievement 31 3,408,635 24 0.10
Journal of Aesthetic Education Keinanen, Hetland, & Winner Finland Teaching Cognitive Skill Through Dance: Evidence for Near but Not Far Transfer 2000 Dance on Reading 527 69,564 527 0.43
International Journal of Research in Education and Science Yildirim Turkey The Effect of Drama Method on Academic Achievement and Attitude: A Comparative Meta-Analysis and Meta-Synthesis. 2021 Drama on achievement 57 0 67 1.16
Review of Educational Research Lee, Patall, Cawthon & Steingut USA The effect of drama-based pedagogy on preK–16 outcomes: A meta-analysis of research from 1985 to 2012 2014 Drama on achievement 47 0 288 0.45
International Online Journal of Educational Sciences Gunhan Turkey The effect of drama based learning applied in Turkey on success of mathematics: A meta-analysis study 2016 Drama based learning on math 20 1,283 20 0.99
TOTAL/AVERAGE 845 3,486,638 1,109 0.67
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