Developing Children’s Socio-Emotional Competencies Through Drama Pedagogy Training: An Experimental Study on Theory of Mind and Collaborative Behavior

Drama pedagogy training (DPT) is a drama-based-pedagogy focused on socio-emotional-learning (SEL) development, over academic or artistic. This study aims to see if DPT promotes theory of mind (ToM) and collaborative behavior in 126 French children aged 9-10 years old, randomly assigned to an experim...

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Main Authors: Macarena-Paz Celume, Thalia Goldstein, Maud Besançon, Franck Zenasni
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Language:English
Published: PsychOpen GOLD/ Leibniz Institute for Psychology 2020-11-01
Series:Europe's Journal of Psychology
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Online Access:https://ejop.psychopen.eu/index.php/ejop/article/view/2054
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author Macarena-Paz Celume
Thalia Goldstein
Maud Besançon
Franck Zenasni
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description Drama pedagogy training (DPT) is a drama-based-pedagogy focused on socio-emotional-learning (SEL) development, over academic or artistic. This study aims to see if DPT promotes theory of mind (ToM) and collaborative behavior in 126 French children aged 9-10 years old, randomly assigned to an experimental group (DPT), either a control group for 6 weeks. Post-tests showed large effects of training on ToM, F(1, 124) = 24.36, p < .001, η² =.16, and collaborative behavior, F(1, 124) = 29.8, p < .001, η² = .19. T-test showed significant differences on ToM (t = -4.94, p < .001) and collaborative behavior (t = -5.46, p < .001), higher for DPT. Effects of type of school and grade are discussed. Results confirm the hypotheses.
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spelling doaj.art-cf280b53d1624e6bbcdeb0e17dcc14452023-01-02T06:24:36ZengPsychOpen GOLD/ Leibniz Institute for PsychologyEurope's Journal of Psychology1841-04132020-11-0116470772610.5964/ejop.v16i4.2054ejop.v16i4.2054Developing Children’s Socio-Emotional Competencies Through Drama Pedagogy Training: An Experimental Study on Theory of Mind and Collaborative BehaviorMacarena-Paz Celume0Thalia Goldstein1Maud Besançon2Franck Zenasni3Laboratoire de Psychologie et d’Ergonomie Appliquées (LaPEA), Université de Paris, Paris, FranceSocial Skills, Imagination and Theatre Lab, Department of Psychology, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USALaboratoire de Psychologie: Cognition, Comportement, Communication (LP3C), Université de Rennes 2, Rennes, FranceLaboratoire de Psychologie et d’Ergonomie Appliquées (LaPEA), Université de Paris, Paris, FranceDrama pedagogy training (DPT) is a drama-based-pedagogy focused on socio-emotional-learning (SEL) development, over academic or artistic. This study aims to see if DPT promotes theory of mind (ToM) and collaborative behavior in 126 French children aged 9-10 years old, randomly assigned to an experimental group (DPT), either a control group for 6 weeks. Post-tests showed large effects of training on ToM, F(1, 124) = 24.36, p < .001, η² =.16, and collaborative behavior, F(1, 124) = 29.8, p < .001, η² = .19. T-test showed significant differences on ToM (t = -4.94, p < .001) and collaborative behavior (t = -5.46, p < .001), higher for DPT. Effects of type of school and grade are discussed. Results confirm the hypotheses.https://ejop.psychopen.eu/index.php/ejop/article/view/2054socio-emotional competenciestheory of mindcollaborative behaviordrama pedagogychildren
spellingShingle Macarena-Paz Celume
Thalia Goldstein
Maud Besançon
Franck Zenasni
Developing Children’s Socio-Emotional Competencies Through Drama Pedagogy Training: An Experimental Study on Theory of Mind and Collaborative Behavior
Europe's Journal of Psychology
socio-emotional competencies
theory of mind
collaborative behavior
drama pedagogy
children
title Developing Children’s Socio-Emotional Competencies Through Drama Pedagogy Training: An Experimental Study on Theory of Mind and Collaborative Behavior
title_full Developing Children’s Socio-Emotional Competencies Through Drama Pedagogy Training: An Experimental Study on Theory of Mind and Collaborative Behavior
title_fullStr Developing Children’s Socio-Emotional Competencies Through Drama Pedagogy Training: An Experimental Study on Theory of Mind and Collaborative Behavior
title_full_unstemmed Developing Children’s Socio-Emotional Competencies Through Drama Pedagogy Training: An Experimental Study on Theory of Mind and Collaborative Behavior
title_short Developing Children’s Socio-Emotional Competencies Through Drama Pedagogy Training: An Experimental Study on Theory of Mind and Collaborative Behavior
title_sort developing children s socio emotional competencies through drama pedagogy training an experimental study on theory of mind and collaborative behavior
topic socio-emotional competencies
theory of mind
collaborative behavior
drama pedagogy
children
url https://ejop.psychopen.eu/index.php/ejop/article/view/2054
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