Drama Education in the Instruction of the Croatian Language in Primary Education

Još od rane povijesti, zapadna civilizacija je imala potrebu za dramskim izražavanjem, a drama se nastavlja razvijati i danas. Dramski odgoj ima mnoge prednosti, od poticanja učenika na izražavanje osjećaja i stavova, razvoja kritičkog mišljenja, jačanja samopouzdanja, suradnje i tolerancije, do stjecanja niza sposobnosti i vještina, kako kognitivnih tako i afektivnih i psihomotoričkih. Učenici ovim oblikom rada stječu znanja, vještine i kompetencije na zabavan i aktivan način te im se tako učenje uvelike olakšava. Dramski odgoj je snažan i svestran način rada s djecom te bi zbog toga trebao biti više zastupljen u nastavi svih nastavnih predmeta.Since early history, western civilization had a need for dramatic expression, and drama has continued to develop even today. Drama in education has many advantages - from encouraging students to express their feelings and attitudes, development of student's critical thinking, self-confidence, cooperation and tolerance, to gaining many abilities and skills - cognitive as well as afective and psychomotor. With this form of learning, students gain knowledge, skills and competences in a fun and involved way, and therefore their learning process is easier. Drama education is a powerfull and versatile way of teaching children and should be included more in teaching of all subjects