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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Aram, Dorit; Mor, Smadar – Research in Drama Education, 2009
This paper presents an approach for preparing children to experience a theatrical performance, "theatre semiotics preparation." This programme introduces children to the specific elements of the theatrical performance (music, props, costumes, etc.). In the study we compare the efficacy of this new programme with that of traditional "story…
Descriptors: Semiotics, Theater Arts, Audience Awareness, Kindergarten
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Mages, Wendy K. – Research in Drama Education, 2006
This article proposes a cognitive theory of how drama affects two aspects of language development: narrative comprehension and narrative production. It is a theoretical model that explicitly posits the role of the imagination in drama's potential to enhance the development of both narrative comprehension and narrative production. (Contains 2…
Descriptors: Epistemology, Language Acquisition, Listening Comprehension, Imagination