INTEGRATION OF DOU YIN MEDIA AND HEURISTIC TEACHING METHOD IN DRAMA PERFORMANCE ACHIEVEMENT OF GRADE 10 STUDENTS IN YUNNAN PROVINCE, CHINA

Abstract

This study aimed to use the integration of Dou Yin and the heuristic teaching method to improve students' performance and achievement in drama. The group consisted of 30 Chinese students in Grade 10 in Yunnan Province, China. Four lesson plans, a pre-test, a post-test, and a questionnaire were used to collect data, and descriptive statistical analysis and a paired sample T-test were used for analysis. The data were collected for a four-week period, and the teaching experiment was conducted in a middle school in Yunnan Province. Pre-test and post-test results showed an improvement in drama performance in the sample group, with a mean difference of 3.24 points between pre-test scores (=33.13, SD=2.88) and post-test scores (=36.37, SD=2.97). The data collected from the questionnaire show that all items in the questionnaire were highly evaluated. The majority of students in the sample group expressed positive satisfaction with the application of the integration of Dou Yin and heuristic teaching methods in drama performance learning. This study showed that the integration of Dou Yin and heuristic teaching methods provides a new teaching idea for learning drama performance.