Attitudes of teachers of Muqdadiya district schools towards the use of drama in primary education

Abstract

The study aimed to identify the attitudes of teachers in the schools of Al-Muqdadiyah district towards the use of drama in education for variables (gender, qualification, experience) on these trends. A sample of teachers in Al-Muqdadiyah  district  was selected in the form of a sample of (282) "teachers" of the total study.

The researcher designed a questionnaire for the judges with experience and specialization. The coefficient of stability was calculated at (81%). After the application of the study, the data were statistically processed, including the frequencies, the mean, the arithmetic mean, the standard deviation, the T-test, The study concluded that:

1. The attitudes of the teachers of the schools of Al-Muqdadiyah district towards the use of positive drama.


2. The results of the study showed that the field of teacher perception of the impact of drama in the teaching methods was in the first ranking (84.6%).


3. The results of the study indicated that there were statistically significant differences at (0.05) in the attitudes of teachers in schools of Al-Muqdadiyah district due to the variable of experience.


4. The results of the study indicated that there are statistically significant differences at (0,05) in the attitudes of teachers and teachers of Al-Muqdadiyah district schools due to the gender variable and the scientific qualification.

Based on this, the study reached conclusions, including recommendations and proposals, including:

1. Provide special places in schools for use for the purpose of training students on educational drama.


2. Organizing training courses on the importance of drama and its use in the educational process.


3. The Department of Curricula in the Ministry of Education approached the work on the Curriculum Theater.