Students In Experimental Group Research Articles

Positive psychological intervention and Morita therapy in alleviating mood disorders of salespeople under economic development

BackgroundWith the rapid development of the market economy, the competition between enterprises has become increasingly fierce, and the pressure on sales management personnel has become even greater. Most sales management personnel generally suffer from psychological disorders, which will have a negative impact on corporate performance. In response to this psychological problem, the study proposed a combination of positive psychological intervention and Morita therapy.Subjects and MethodsA total of 1600 experimental subjects were selected from the sales management of 100 small and medium-sized enterprises and divided into two groups based on the average number of people. The experimental group received positive psychological intervention combined with Morita therapy, while the control group received traditional psychological disorder treatment. The entire treatment period was 6 months. After completion, the Symptom Checklist SCL-90 was used to evaluate the symptoms of all personnel, and SPSS23.0 software was used to statistically analyze the results.ResultsThe statistical results show that the experimental group of students showed significant improvements in their ideological cognition, emotional control, and work attitude. The negative emotions of management personnel decreased by about 34%。ConclusionsThe research results indicate that positive psychological intervention combined with Morita therapy has a significant therapeutic effect on mood disorders in management personnel, which can improve their mental health level and work performance. It is recommended that enterprises strengthen positive psychological intervention and the application of Morita therapy in employee mental health management.

Traditional arts and crafts elements and modern art design teaching relieve student attention deficit

BackgroundIn modern society, the issue of student attention deficit is becoming increasingly common, posing challenges to education and teaching. From the perspective of educational psychology, the integration of traditional arts and crafts elements into modern art design teaching may have a positive impact on students’ attention deficit. This study aims to explore the impact of integrating traditional arts and crafts elements with modern art design teaching on students’ attention deficit, and provide corresponding teaching strategies.Subjects and Methods This study adopts a combination of quantitative and qualitative research methods, selecting 300 students from three different art colleges as the research subjects. These students were randomly divided into an experimental group and a control group, with 150 students in each group. The experimental group was taught the integration of traditional arts and crafts elements with modern art design, while the control group was taught conventional modern art design. During the process, the SNAP-IV-18 scale was used to evaluate the status of students before and after the intervention. Statistics on data were performed by using SPSS24.0 software.ResultsThe research results show that the experimental group of students showed significant improvements in attention concentration, sustained attention, and attention transfer. At the same time, they also scored high in creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving abilities.ConclusionsResearch has shown that the integration of traditional arts and crafts elements with modern art design in teaching from the perspective of educational psychology can help alleviate students’ attention deficits, and improve their creativity and critical thinking abilities.

Integrating the history of rule of law with ideological and political education to alleviate student anxiety

BackgroundIn the current educational environment of universities, students’ mental health issues are increasingly receiving attention. Anxiety disorder, as one of the common mental health problems, has brought many troubles to students’ learning and life. This study aims to explore the effectiveness of integrating the history of the socialist rule of law into ideological and political education in alleviating students’ anxiety disorders.Subjects and MethodsThis study selects 1202 students from five different universities in a certain region as the research subjects, and they were randomly divided into an experimental group and a control group, with 601 students in each group. The experimental group adopts the ideological and political teaching mode that integrates the history of the socialist rule of law, while the control group adopts the traditional ideological and political teaching mode. Students’ anxiety symptoms before and after intervention were evaluated by using the Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS) and Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS); All results were statistically analyzed by using SPSS22.0 software.ResultsThe research results show that the experimental group of students showed significant improvements in anxiety levels, learning motivation, and satisfaction with ideological and political education; The anxiety level of students has decreased by about 30%, with a significant effect.ConclusionsThis study indicates that the integration of the history of the socialist rule of law has a positive effect on alleviating students’ anxiety disorders, providing a new path for ideological and political education in universities. It is recommended to further explore and improve this integration model in the future to meet the needs of more students.

A teaching model combined with cognitive psychology on students with attention deficit

BackgroundIn the current mode of higher education, students’ attention in class is generally flawed, which seriously affects teaching order and efficiency, and brings many troubles to students’ learning and teachers’ teaching. The aim of this study is to optimize the impact of attention deficit on students’ development by combining a teaching model in universities based on cognitive psychology.Subjects and MethodsThe study selected 2000 college students from three universities in a certain city as the experimental subjects. They were randomly divided into an experimental group and a control group based on the number of people. The experimental group adopted a teaching model combining cognitive psychology, while the control group adopted a traditional teaching model. The experimental duration was one semester. Conners Rating Scales was used to evaluate the attention deficit disorder of all students, and SPSS23.0 software was used to statistically analyze the results.ResultsThe research results indicate that the experimental group of students showed significant improvements in class attention, learning status, and satisfaction with efficient teaching, with a 25% increase in classroom learning efficiency.ConclusionsThe statistical research results indicate that the college teaching model combined with cognitive psychology has a significant effect on improving students’ attention deficit, providing new ideas for efficient classroom teaching models. It is recommended that universities strengthen the application of cognitive psychology in student teaching management.

Ethnic music integration on students’ attention deficit in music education

BackgroundAttention deficit in students has a negative impact on their learning and development. The integration of ethnic music and music education provides a diversified and comprehensive music education model, which may have a positive impact on students’ attention deficit.Subjects and MethodsThe study selected students from a school as the research subjects and divided them into an experimental group and a control group. The experimental group received integrated music education for ethnic music, including learning traditional and ethnic music, participating in instrument performance and choir singing, etc; The control group continued to receive traditional music education. To clarify the grouping, we use a random sampling method to randomly assign students to two groups. The study collected data on students’ attention ratings and academic performance as research indicators and used SPSS 23.0 statistical software for data processing and analysis.ResultsIn the experimental results, the attention score of the experimental group students significantly improved. The attention score of the experimental group students increased from an initial 6.7 to 8.9, while the attention score of the control group students increased from an initial 7.2 to 7.6. In addition, the academic performance of the experimental group students also showed a significant improvement trend, with math scores increasing from the initial 70 to 80 and Chinese language scores increasing from the initial 75 to 85.ConclusionsResearch can effectively improve students’ attention level and concentration ability through diversified and comprehensive music education models.

Positive effect analysis of combining five education concepts on mixed depression among college students

BackgroundMixed-type depression among college students is a common mental health problem. The concept of simultaneous development of the five educations emphasizes comprehensive quality education and has been widely applied in higher education.Subjects and MethodsStudents selected from a university are the research subjects and are divided into an experimental group and a control group. The experimental group received comprehensive quality education that conforms to the concept of simultaneous development of the five educations, including academic education, physical exercise, moral cultivation, artistic cultivation, and social practice; The control group continued to receive traditional academic education. The study collected students’ depression scores and mental health questionnaire survey data as research indicators and used Stata statistical software for data processing and analysis.ResultsThe depression scores of the experimental group students significantly decreased. The specific numerical change data shows that the depression score of the experimental group students decreased from the initial 24.5 to 16.3, while the depression score of the control group students decreased from the initial 25.2 to 20.1.ConclusionsThe research results indicate that the concept of combining five educations has a positive effect on college students. The implementation of comprehensive quality education, including academic education, physical exercise, moral cultivation, artistic cultivation, and social practice, can effectively reduce the occurrence and degree of mixed depression among college students.AcknowledgementThe graduate education research project of Southwest Jiaotong University in 2020 (No. yjg4-2020-tz03-1).

Therapeutic analysis of group psychological counseling on psychological anxiety of cross-major college students

BackgroundCross-major college students often suffer from psychological anxiety due to problems such as subject change and increased learning pressure. Group counseling is considered to be an effective treatment method, but its role in the treatment of inter-professional college students’ psychological anxiety remains unclear.Subjects and Methods100 cross-major college students were selected as research objects and randomly divided into an experimental group and a control group. The experimental group received 60 minutes of group counseling once a week for 8 weeks. The control group received no intervention. The psychological anxiety symptoms of the two groups of students were evaluated before, after and at the follow-up point by using the Baker Anxiety Self-Rating Scale and the Course Improvement Assessment Scale. SPSS23.0 software was used for statistical analysis of the data in this study.ResultsAfter group counseling intervention, the psychological anxiety symptoms of the experimental group students were significantly reduced (P<0.001), and the intervention effect was significant (P<0.001). Compared with the control group, the experimental group showed significant improvement in psychological anxiety symptoms.ConclusionsGroup counseling has a positive effect on the healing of mental anxiety in cross-professional college students. By participating in group psychological counseling, students can get emotional support, psychological education, and skill training, which can effectively reduce psychological anxiety symptoms. Therefore, in the management of inter-professional college students’ mental health, we should attach importance to the application of group psychological counseling in order to provide more effective treatment and support.AcknowledgementThe key project of Education Science Planning of Heilongjiang Province in 2021 (No. GJB1421625); The project of Research and Reform Practice about New Liberal Arts of Heilongjiang Provincial Department of Education in 2021 (No. 2021HLJXWY055).

The impact of teaching reform on students’ attention deficit

BackgroundStudents’ attention deficit has a negative impact on their learning and development. In traditional teaching environments, students with attention deficit often face problems such as difficulty concentrating, distraction, difficulty maintaining sustained attention, and controlling attention. At the same time, teaching reform has become a focus of attention in the education industry, aiming to improve students’ learning outcomes and cultivate comprehensive development abilities.Subjects and MethodsThe study adopts an experimental group and a control group design. The experimental group received teaching reform measures, including improving teaching methods, increasing interaction and cooperative learning, etc; The control group continued to use traditional teaching methods. The study collected data on students’ attention deficit scores and academic performance, and used SPSS 22.0 statistical software for data processing and analysis to compare the differences between the experimental group and the control group.ResultsThe attention deficit score of the experimental group students was significantly reduced, and the SPSS22.0 statistical method verified that the difference between the experimental group and the control group was statistically significant (P<0.05). In addition, the academic performance of the experimental group students has also significantly improved, such as improving exam scores and increasing interest in learning.ConclusionsThe research results indicate that teaching reform has a positive impact on students’ attention deficit. Improving teaching methods and increasing interaction and collaborative learning can help improve students’ concentration and attention regulation abilities.AcknowledgementKey Education Reform Project of Hainan Provincial Department of Education (No. Hnjg2022ZD-4220); High-level Talents Project of Hainan Provincial Natural Science Foundation (No. 621RC602); Major Special Project of Sanya University (No. USY22XK-04); Key Research and Development Project of Hainan Province (No. ZDYF2023GXJS007); School-level Project of Sanya University (No. USYYB22-07).

Enhancing students’ hyperactivity disorder through physical education classroom design and blended teaching: a research study

Background Hyperactivity disorder significantly affects their academic and mental health. The research aims to explore whether the design of physical education classrooms using blended learning can have a positive effect on students’ ADHD psychology.Subjects and MethodsParticipants were selected from a school and divided into an experimental group and a control group. The experimental group experienced a blended teaching approach within the physical education classroom, combining conventional sports activities with interactive e-learning resources. In contrast, the control group followed a traditional physical education classroom design. Data collection tools comprised a hyperactivity disorder questionnaire and psychological assessment tools, with Epidata 2.0 employed for data processing.ResultsThe scores of hyperactivity disorder in the experimental group were significantly lower than those in the control group. The average ADHD score of the experimental group students decreased from the initial 6.78 to 3.92, while the average ADHD score of the control group students decreased from the initial 7.12 to 6.28. The difference between the experimental group and the control group was verified to be statistically significant using appropriate statistical methods.Conclusions The incorporation of blended learning within the physical education classroom design yields a positive impact on students’ hyperactivity disorder psychology. The integration of traditional sports activities with interactive e-learning resources establishes a more diverse and adaptable learning environment. This approach enables students to channel excess energy effectively, thereby enhancing their focus and self-regulation capabilities.

Ideological and political reform in physical education courses combined with recreational exercise therapy on depression among college students

Background Academic pressure, uncertainty in career planning, and interpersonal relationships can all lead to increased psychological stress among college students, leading to depression. As the core curriculum of universities, physical education provides students with opportunities to relax and relieve stress psychologically. And recreational exercise therapy helps students release stress in relaxed and fun ways. Combining ideological and political education with recreational exercise therapy in physical education courses may provide a new and practical approach to treating depression symptoms in college students.Subjects and MethodsThe study divided 76 students with depression into an experimental group and a control group. The control group received routine treatment; based on the control group, the experimental group conducted intervention on the ideological and political reform of physical education courses combined with recreational exercise therapy. The study used the Self Rating Depression Scale (SDS) to assess students’ mental health status.ResultsBefore the experiment, there was no significant difference in the level of depression between the two groups of students (P>0.05); After the investigation, the depression level of the experimental group students was significantly improved and significantly lower than that of the control group students (P<0.05).ConclusionsThe combination of ideological and political reform in physical education courses and recreational exercise therapy greatly alleviates depression among college students. It can be used as an auxiliary means for treating depression among college students.AcknowledgementKey Project of Scientific Research Project of the Education Department of Hunan Province (No. 18A485).

Career planning curriculum reform integrating psychology on employment anxiety disorder of college students

Background Due to the issue of employment choices faced by college students after graduation, universities offer related courses to assist students in their career planning. However, some students still experience employment anxiety, making the career planning course reform for college students urgent and necessary.Subjects and Methods To explore the impact of integrating psychological career planning courses on students’ employment anxiety, a study selected 100 students with employment anxiety at a certain university and randomly divided them into two groups. One group is a blank group, which receives guidance from traditional career planning courses. The other group is the experimental group, which adopts the guidance of integrated psychology for college students’ career planning courses. The experimental period lasts for 3 months. The experiment used the Self Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) and the Self Rating Depression Scale (SDS) for effectiveness evaluation.Results The experimental results showed that the SAS scores of the blank group before and after the experiment were 60.3 ± 2.4 and 59.3 ± 1.6, respectively, and the SDS scores were 42.6 ± 1.7 and 37.3 ± 2.0, respectively. The SAS scores of the experimental group before and after the experiment were 62.1 ± 1.6, and the SDS scores were 40.4 ± 2.6 and 32.7 ± 1.4, respectively. The SAS and SDS scores of the experimental group students showed a more significant downward trend compared to the blank group, as incorporating psychology into career planning courses can better focus on students’ psychological changes and provide targeted guidance.ConclusionsIntegrating career planning courses into psychology can alleviate students’ employment anxiety.AcknowledgementThe research is supported by a reform project of teaching content and curriculum system of institutions of higher learning in Guizhou Province in 2019: Exploration of teaching reform of career planning course based on OBE concept -- Taking Guizhou University of Engineering Science as an example (Found No.2019157)

Library management and reader service on students’ psychological well-being

BackgroundThe library, as a quiet and warm learning place, provides a good reading environment and learning resources for college students. Study the impact of library management and reader service improvement on readers’ mental health and personality improvement, in order to further provide a good learning environment and services for college students.Subjects and MethodsThe study selected two freshmen from the same class with different majors in a certain university for an experiment. Class A adopted traditional library management and reader service models and served as the control group; Class B adopts the upgraded library management and reader service model as the experimental group, with an experimental period of one semester. A questionnaire survey was conducted on the psychological health and personality improvement of two groups of students before and after the experiment, and Excel and SPSS22.0 were used as analysis and statistical tools.ResultsThe research results indicate that there is a significant difference in the level of mental health and personality improvement between the experimental group and the control group after the experiment. The average mental health level and personality improvement level of the experimental group students were higher than those of the control group, with results of (93.27 ± 0.25) and (80.24 ± 1.63), respectively.ConclusionsThe management and reader service improvement of university libraries have a positive impact on the psychological health and personality improvement of college students’ readers.Acknowledgement2016 Tianjin Education Planning Project, Research on the co construction and sharing of library resources of Higher Vocational Colleges in Tianjin Education Park (No.vesp3003).

Motivational interviews in health education management on adolescent depression reduction

BackgroundAdolescent depression presents a problem that cannot be ignored in modern society. Motivational interviews for planned health education management are considered a potential intervention method to address this issue.Subjects and MethodsThe study selected adolescent students from several schools as the research subjects and divided them into an experimental group and a control group. The experimental group received motivational interviews on planned health education management, including individual interviews and group discussions; The control group continued to receive routine health education. To clarify the grouping, we used a random sampling method to randomly assign students to two groups. The study collected depression scores and mental health questionnaire survey data from adolescents as research indicators and used Stata statistical software for data processing and analysis.ResultsIn the experimental results, the depression scores of the experimental group students were significantly reduced. The depression score of the experimental group students decreased from the initial 25.6 to 18.9, while the depression score of the control group students decreased from the initial 26.3 to 24.5. The results of Stata statistical software showed that the difference between the experimental group and the control group was statistically significant.ConclusionsThe research results indicate that motivational interviews in planned health education management have a positive effect on adolescent depression. Motivational interviews such as individual interviews and group discussions can significantly reduce adolescent depression scores and help alleviate their depressive symptoms.

Relieving effect of mental health education combined with ideological and political education on students with anxiety disorder

Background Due to pressure from academic competition and future career planning, anxiety disorder has become one of the most common psychological problems among college students. Anxiety disorder not only affects their learning outcomes, but also causes interference in their daily lives. Psychological health education aims to help students understand and manage their emotions, while ideological and political education focuses on cultivating students’ values, worldviews, and outlook on life. The research aims to explore the effectiveness of combining mental health education with ideological and political education in the treatment of anxiety disorder in students.Subjects and Methods The study randomly divided 164 college students with psychological anxiety into an experimental group and a control group. The control group received routine ideological and political education, while the experimental group received a combination of mental health education and ideological and political education. The experiment lasted for three months. The study used the Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAMA) to evaluate the intervention of anxiety disorders in students.Results Before the experiment, there was no significant difference in anxiety scores between the two groups of students (P>0.05); After last month, the anxiety symptoms of the experimental group students were significantly improved and significantly lower than those of the control group students (P<0.05).Conclusions The combination of mental health and ideological and political education can effectively alleviate students’ psychological anxiety and provide a positive impact on their learning and life.AcknowledgementKey project of research and practice on higher education teaching reform in Henan Province in 2021 (No. 2021SJGLX951).

Combining Building Block Process With Computational Thinking Improves Learning Outcomes of Python Programming With Peer Assessment

The capability of computer programming language logic is one of the basics of technical education. How to improve students “interest in program logic design and help overcome students” fears of coding has become vital for educators. Cultivating practical talents with information technology application and basic programming development will become one of the important topics in the department of information related science. The objective of this research is to improve the ability of learning basic programming courses by using Zuvio interactive software. Zuvio employs the mathematical logic of computational thinking to analyze problems and enhance learners’ interest in learning programming skills through a graphical interface tool with building blocks. It uses innovative interactive teaching to use peer and self-assessment to study the content of the course. Zuvio improves the design ability of different groups of class learning Python programming. In line with the innovative teaching policy of the schools and the current stage of the learner’s learning model, learning effectiveness can be achieved. The research results were analyzed by midterm and final experimental group scores, and the progress of the experimental group’s scores was examined through descriptive statistics. The average and standard deviation of the assessment were used to analyze the progress of the experimental group students in the programming course. In the classroom, assessment criteria were set up as the basis for peer assessment scoring. After the midterm and final exams, the teacher assessment and peer assessment scores were analyzed for cognitive differences, and possible learning differences were analyzed. The students’ professional ability was examined to see if it met the professional standards required by the course, and whether innovative teaching methods could improve the learning outcomes of learners with different professional backgrounds in Python programming.

PENGARUH MODEL PJBL (PROJECT BASED LEARNING) TERHADAP KREATIFITAS SISWA PADA MATA PELAJARAN SBDP MATERI KERAJINAN TANGAN TULANG DAUN DI KELAS IV SD INPRES BERTINGKAT MAMAJANG I KOTA MAKASSAR

This research has a background, including looking at the effect of the PjBL (Project Based Learning) Model on the creativity of fourth grade students, especially in SBdP subjects. The formulation of the problems found included:What is the description of the application of the PjBL (Project Based Learning) Model, how is the description of Student Creativity in SBdP Subjects Handicraft Materials from Leaf Leaves after the application of the PjBL (Project Based Learning) Model, and is there any effect of the application of the PjBL (Project Based Learning) on Student Creativity in SBdP Subjects Handicraft Material from Leaf Bones. The purpose of this study, among others: To find out how the Creativity in SBdP Subjects Handicrafts is described from Daun Daun after the Application of the PjBL (Project Based Learning) Model, and to find out whether there is an effect of the application of the PjBL (Project Based Learning)Model of the creativity of SBdP subjects Handicraft Materials from Daun Daun. This research is included in experimental research with a quantitative approach. Rezearch design the method used in this research is Quasi Experiment with nonequivalent control group design type. The results of the descriptive analysis show that the implementation of the PjBL model has been quite effective. The results of the inferential analysis using the independent sample t-test showed that there were differencesin the posttest results between the experimental and control classes, which means that there was an influence of the PjBL model on the creative results of the SBdP students in experimental group was better than the control group.

Flipped Learning Model Based on Learning Styles in Chemıstry Educatıon

This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of the flipped learning model, which was designed according to learning styles in the unit of "Acids, Bases, and Salts," compared to the traditional flipped learning model. For this purpose, the study was conducted in a pretest-posttest control group quasi-experimental design with the participation of 37 students who were 10th graders and it lasted for 7 weeks. The students in the experimental group students were taught in the flipped learning model, which was designed according to learning styles. In contrast, the ones in the control group were taught in the traditional flipped learning model. The results demonstrated that the experimental group achieved more success than the control group students taught in traditional flipped models. Besides, it was found through semi-structured interviews with voluntary students that the students generally had a positive perspective of the flipped learning model.

Developing Writing Skills in Descriptive Text Using the Dictogloss Technique of Senior High School Students

Dictogloss is a teaching technique to help teachers in the teaching and learning process, particularly in teaching descriptive text. This study was aimed at finding out whether or not there were any significant differences between students who were taught by using Dictogloss and students who were not. There were 90 students of tenth grade MAN 2 Palembang involved in this investigation comprising two groups, 45 students of the experimental group and 45 students of the control group. The Purposive sampling technique also was used in this study. The writers used a non-equivalent group design. They taught the experimental group students to write descriptive writing by using the dictogloss technique, meanwhile, the control group students taught by using the lecturing method. The data from two groups were collected from the result of the pretest and post-test scores which were analyzed to get the main score differences. The writers found out that the mean score of the experimental group improved significantly from 63.8 pretest to 73.4 in the posttest. The results of the Independent T-test showed that the mean score between the control and experimental groups was 4.664. It meant that there was a very significant difference between the two groups which was caused by the technique given to the experimental group.

The Effect of Body Language-Centered Drama Activities on Students' Speaking Skills in Secondary School Turkish Teaching

The body is undoubtedly the first language of communication in human history. Body language, which dates back to the first human, was the first language with which humans communicated with each other. Human being is a social being; just as it needs nutrition, shelter, security, knowledge, respect and love, it also needs communication. Therefore, speaking skill has become one of the language skills that individuals use most in daily life throughout their lives. Drama method is a method that can be used to help people get to know themselves and their environment, improve their relationships, gain different perspectives, and increase social harmony. The aim of this research is to determine the effect of body language-centered drama activities on the development of students' speaking skills in secondary school Turkish teaching. The participants of the study consist of 55 7th grade students studying in a secondary school in Battalgazi district of Malatya province. In this research, mixed research method sequential explanatory design was used. A semi-experimental design was used in the quantitative part of the research, and the quantitative data of the research was collected using the Speaking Skills Attitude Scale (2017), and the phenomenology design was used in the qualitative part, and the data were collected with student diaries, semi-structured interview form and observation form. In the quantitative part of the research, a control and an experimental group were created. Experimental and control groups were determined according to the students' pre-test results from the attitude scale. According to the results of the Mann Whitney U test, the groups were found to be equivalent. In the experimental group, body language-centered drama prepared in the context of Turkish language teaching program achievements was taught, and in the control group, lessons were taught taking into account the current Turkish course curriculum. At the end of the research, a semi-structured interview was conducted with 9 experimental group students, a diary was collected after each drama application, and observations were made by taking pre- and post-videos of the students' body language-centered speaking skills. A reliability and validity study was conducted on the applied quantitative and qualitative data collection tools. Analysis of the post-tests in the experimental and control groups was made with the Mann Whitney U test. Qualitative data were analyzed with codes and categories created by content analysis and descriptive analysis.
 When the results of the research were examined, it was concluded that the Turkish lesson taught with body language-centered drama activities was more effective than the normal Turkish lesson in terms of giving speaking skill gains. Similarly, it was observed that the interest and love of the students participating in the study regarding speaking skills increased after the body language-centered drama activities, and their anxiety decreased. In addition, it was observed that students began to use body language easily both in the classroom and in daily life. Looking at the results of the qualitative data of the research, it was seen that the students started to use body language in and outside the classroom, their speaking skills improved and even their existing speech disorders improved.
 The study results were examined in the literature and compared from both similar and different perspectives. Looking at the results, researchers can make variations in their studies in order to obtain rich data; for drama practices, they should conduct pilot exercises before implementing the created drama workshops and pay attention to the physical characteristics of the place where the drama will be implemented; recommendations were made for institutions to give teacher candidates the opportunity to practice in drama classes in faculties of education and to provide drama training to teachers in in-service courses opened within the Ministry of National Education.

A Comparative Analysis of Karplus Learning Cycle Model and Ausubel Meaningful Learning Model on Children's Environmental Pollution Cognition

Environmental education aims to raise individuals who have the necessary environmental knowledge, positive environmental attitudes, and active participation in the solution of environmental problems. It is necessary to use an effective teaching model in environmental education. The study aims comparing the academic success of secondary school students in teaching environmental problems in the light of Karplus's learning cycle model (Inquiry) and Ausubel's meaningful learning model (Direct) in terms of metropolitan-centred students (experimental group) and rural-centred students (control group). In addition, the important thing in questioning is to reveal the relationship of prior knowledge with open-ended questions asked by metropolitan-centred students. In this study, 164 5th-grade students' thoughts on environmental problems, their level of producing solutions, and their academic achievements were examined. A mixed design was used in the research. A case study, which was one of the research methods, was used for qualitative data, and an independent sample t-tests and paired sample t-tests were used for quantitative data. During the data collection process, the experimental and control groups were given a pre-test before the application, then news videos containing environmental problems were watched by the experimental group, while the control group was taught with universal visuals. At the end of the lesson, the same achievement test was applied to both groups as a post-test and the change was examined. The whole application took a total of 8 lesson hours for both groups. As a result of the study, a statistically significant difference was found between the achievements of the experimental group students and the success of the control group students. In the qualitative data of the experimental group students, it was observed that they mostly commented on water pollution, air pollution, and forest destruction. In addition, the problems that individuals perceived least correctly were the visual pollution, noise pollution, and light pollution, accepted as the normality of big city life intertwined with daily life. It is clear that student-centred teaching models, like the Karpus Learning Cycle model will further increase the learning and student’s awareness.