Action Research of Creative Dance Teaching on Peer Interaction of Junior High School Students with Disabilities.

Autor: Chia-Hsin Shih, 施佳欣
Rok vydání: 2011
Druh dokumentu: 學位論文 ; thesis
Popis: 99
The purpose of the study was to investigate the effects of creative dance teaching on peer interaction of junior high school students with disabilities. The researcher intended to promote the frequency and quality of peer interaction through creative dance teaching as well as to examine the suitability of curriculum and the teaching process. The researcher plays a role as a teacher, curriculum designer, and observer and conducted this research with another observer. An action research was used to investigate the peer interaction through creative dance curriculum. Two ninth grade students from a junior high school received the creative dance teaching for two months instruction. The data was collected from multi resource including observation, video-tape recording, students’ feedback, interviews, and teacher’s reflections. The results of the research revealed that:(a) when teaching creative dance to students with disabilities, teacher should design and adjust curriculum according to the teaching purpose and students’ abilities and learning needs; (b) both subjects made steady process in relationships, space, body and dynamics elements of movement; and(c) creative dance can increase the frequency and quality of peer interaction of junior high school students with disabilities. Based on the result of the study, the researcher also discussed and provided concrete suggestions for creative dance teaching and future research.
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