DRAMA BASED INSTRUCTION AND GEOMETRY

Drama based instruction allows students to improvise and construct a meaning of a word, a concept, an idea, an experience or an event by the utilization of theatre techniques and the game process. Drama based activities creates an environment in which students construct their own knowledge by means of their experiences rather than imitating what has been taught. This study focused on the development and the use of drama based instruction in 7 th grade geometry. To teach angles, polygons, circle, and cylinder, 17 lesson plans were developed according to drama based instruction criteria concerning structure of the lesson, the classroom atmosphere, student role and the teacher role. Each lesson plan includes three main parts: Introduction (warm-up activities), Development (introducing the dramatic moment and the improvisation of the dramatic moment by the students), and Quieting (evaluation of the lesson). The experimental study carried out at a state elementary school showed that drama based instruction compared to the traditional teaching made a significant difference to the students ’ achievement on geometry, geometric thinking level, and mathematic