The Application of Creative Drama Method In Values Teaching Through Interdisciplinary Approach

In this study, the effect of the application of creative drama method in values teaching through interdisciplinary approach on students’ values, namely “respect, tolerance for emotions and opinions” and “scientificity” was determined. The study was conducted by using convergent parallel design, one of the mixed method research designs. The participants of the study consisted of 4th grade students studying at a public school in the district of Akyurt, on the fall semester of 2013-2014 education year. Within this framework, a great deal of scales and forms were developed and applied by the researchers in this study such as “Attitudes Towards Respect, Tolerance for Emotions and Opinions Scale”, “Attitudes Towards Scientificty Scale” and “Opinion Identification Forms” to determine students’ opinions regarding the process. In the analysis of the quantitative data, dependent samples t-test, independent samples t-test, Mann Whitney U test and Wilcoxon Signed Rank test were applied. In the analysis of the qualitative data, content analysis approach was utilized. As a result of this study, it was determined that the scores regarding the attitudes towards the aforementioned values of students, taking place in the experimental group, who were applied creative drama method in values teaching through interdisciplinary approach, demonstrated a significant increase