Students’ cognitive development through improvisations in a theatre game-based approach

Norzuraina binti Mohd Nor

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Type :	article
Subject :	L Education
ISSN :	2201-1323
Main Author :	Norzuraina binti Mohd Nor
Additional Authors :	Norasmah binti Mohd Nor Santhi A/P Letchumanan Mohd Fadzil bin Mohd Arif Halim bin Busno
Title :	Students’ cognitive development through improvisations in a theatre game-based approach

Place of Production :	Tanjong Malim
Publisher :	Fakulti Seni, Komputeran dan Industri Kreatif
Year of Publication :	2021
Corporate Name :	Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris

Abstract : Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris

This study aims to examine students’ cognitive development during the teaching and learning of the topic of Mixed-media Paintings using a theater game-based approach. This study is based on a qualitative approach which involving 8 Form Five students who were selected as the study sample. Data were collected through observations where the researchers examined the learning process which involving five sessions, namely induction, perceptions of art, applications of art, expressions of art, and art in life. Teachers were provided with the modules of theater games and a teaching plan as a guideline for the theater game-based approach in teaching the subject matter based on Bloom’s taxonomic levels of mastery. Data was analyzed using Nvivo software to reveal students’ level of cognitive development based on the twenty-first century learning skills as they performed selected theater games during the learning of Fine Art Specialization. The finding shows that students made several spontaneous improvisations in performing the games in terms of voice intonations, gestures, movements, and emotional expressions. In performing in such games, the students demonstrated various levels of Bloom’s taxonomic skills in the cognitive, psychomotor, and affective domains, namely synthesis and analysis. Key words: Bloom’s Taxonomy, cognitive development, fine art, theater games, twenty-first century learning skills.

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