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Towards learning through the playbuilding process in the Singapore classroom
Author
Kang, Chee Hui
Supervisor
Prendergast, Jane
Abstract
This Academic Exercise examines the relevance of Playbuilding, a term used to describe the process of creating an original play through improvisations, as Drama-in-Education form in the Singapore classroom.
In recognition of the changing needs of the new economy driven by globalization and technological changes, Singapore's educational system is now geared towards the holistic development of the individual so as to equip them with the skills and creativity to thrive in the workplace of the knowledge-based economy. Thinking School Learning Nation (TSLN) and Ability Driven Education (ADE), which aim at developing the child holistically (morally, intellectually, physically, socially and aesthetically) were introduced into Singapore's education system.
This Academic exercise examines the relevance of Playbuilding as a teaching tool to be implemented in the school curricular to meet Singapore's new educational needs. Through this paper, I have provided the theoretical framework of Singapore's educational context, and theoretical background of drama as an educational tool used to harness the holistic development of the individual.
To attest the relevance of Playbuilding in the actual classroom situation, I had conducted an investigative research into students' learning through Playbuilding in Saint Anthony's Canossian Secondary School. This paper highlights what these lower secondary students learned through the Playbuilding process and how student's learning falls in line with Singapore's new educational goals and directives. A review of the relevance and educative values of Playbuilding in the Singapore education context, and suggestions for future research in the area of Playbuilding is also included.
In recognition of the changing needs of the new economy driven by globalization and technological changes, Singapore's educational system is now geared towards the holistic development of the individual so as to equip them with the skills and creativity to thrive in the workplace of the knowledge-based economy. Thinking School Learning Nation (TSLN) and Ability Driven Education (ADE), which aim at developing the child holistically (morally, intellectually, physically, socially and aesthetically) were introduced into Singapore's education system.
This Academic exercise examines the relevance of Playbuilding as a teaching tool to be implemented in the school curricular to meet Singapore's new educational needs. Through this paper, I have provided the theoretical framework of Singapore's educational context, and theoretical background of drama as an educational tool used to harness the holistic development of the individual.
To attest the relevance of Playbuilding in the actual classroom situation, I had conducted an investigative research into students' learning through Playbuilding in Saint Anthony's Canossian Secondary School. This paper highlights what these lower secondary students learned through the Playbuilding process and how student's learning falls in line with Singapore's new educational goals and directives. A review of the relevance and educative values of Playbuilding in the Singapore education context, and suggestions for future research in the area of Playbuilding is also included.
Date Issued
2001
Call Number
PN3171 Kan
Date Submitted
2001