Abstract
Building on a stream of educational research that has focused on the impact of the arts on performance in traditional academic subjects, the current study investigated the impact of integrating theatre arts into the language arts and social studies curricula on fourth- and fifth-grade students' cognitive, procognitive, and prosocial development. The study employed a randomized controlled design in which twenty-eight fourth- and fifth-grade classrooms (fourteen at each grade level) at seven district elementary schools were randomly assigned to the “treatment” condition. Twenty-eight were randomly assigned to the control group. Logistic regression models were fitted to the data. The findings provided strong confirmatory evidence on the contribution of the arts in strengthening students' performance in the traditional curricular areas.
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
