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ERIC Number: EJ753596
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Nov
Pages: 12
Abstractor: Author
Reference Count: 37
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1356-9783
Drama and Imagination: A Cognitive Theory of Drama's Effect on Narrative Comprehension and Narrative Production
Mages, Wendy K.
Research in Drama Education, v11 n3 p329-340 Nov 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 notes.)
Descriptors: Epistemology, Language Acquisition, Listening Comprehension, Imagination, Drama, Story Telling, Academic Achievement, Children, Correlation, Preschool Children, Models, Cognitive Processes, Learning Theories
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Kindergarten; Preschool Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Emotional Response; Identification (Psychology); Empathy