Investigation of the Effects of Creative Drama Programs on Moral Development of Gifted and Typical Children

Abstract

This study is planned for the purpose of investigating the effect of a creative drama program which supports the moral judgment development of gifted and typical children at 6 and 7th grades. In this study, Defining Issues Test (DIT) was used as a data collection tool. In order to reveal the effect of intervention, an experimental pretest-posttest-monitoring measurement was used. The result of the ten-week drama program showed that the experimental group who consisted typical and gifted children scored in the posttest significantly different while the control group’s score did not change. The result of the intervention of experimental groups test score changed 100% .