Drama and Education: The Role of Drama in Increasing the Achievements of the Students with Learning Difficulties

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the relationship between drama and education with a special focus on the role of drama in increasing the achievements of students with learning difficulties. Because of their critical situation, students with learning difficulties need exceptional care to enable them to acquire new teaching input. This study aims at investigating the role that drama can play in facilitating the teaching of students with learning difficulties. The community of the study consists of teachers of special education centers in Jordan in the governorates of Irbid, Jerash, and Ajloun for the academic year 2021/2022. The study was applied to an intentional sample of teachers of special education centers (51) male and female teachers. The researchers used the descriptive approach to know the effect of drama on increasing the achievement of students. To achieve the objectives of the study, an assessment tool was designed to measure the effect of a training program based on the use of two types of drama: filmed TV drama and live- drama. To sum up, the study proved that drama could play a fundamental role in increasing the comprehension of students with learning difficulties by making the teaching environment both fun and effective on the one hand and increasing their academic achievements.