@article{2013,title={SINIF ÖĞRETMENİ ADAYLARININ İLKÖĞRETİM SANAT DERSLERİNDE YARATICI DRAMA YÖNTEMİ KULLANILMASINA İLİŞKİN GÖRÜŞLERİ},abstractNode={Fine arts education is of importance as it helps elementary students develop aesthetic taste, think freely, express their opinions and feelings, criticize, and increase their awareness and so on. One of the methods used in fine arts lessons is creative drama. The method can ensure learning with fun particularly for elementary students. In some cases, classroom teachers can give visual arts lessons. Then, it is important to find out prospective classroom teachers’ views about using of creative drama in visual arts lessons. This is a qualitative study, in which interviews were used, carried out to investigate prospective classroom teachers’ views about using creative drama method in Elementary Visual Arts lessons. The study group is comprised of 10 students attending Classroom Teaching Department under Faculty of Education in Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University during 2012-2013 academic year. The participants were randomly selected among 3rd graders in that department. They were selected among those who have already taken “Arts Education” and “Drama” courses on a voluntary basis. The interviews were held separately and took 10-15 minutes each. They were also tape-recorded after taking their permission. After the interviews, recorded data were transcribed and interpreted with content analysis by the researcher. Data collected from the participants were put in tables through frequency (f) calculations. In the light of the study findings, prospective classroom teachers intend to use creative drama method the most in Visual Arts lesson. All of the study participants are planning to use creative drama in Visual Arts lesson. They explain it because the method enables learning by doing, permanent learning, makes lesson fun, increases students’ awareness, motivates them to learn, contributes to personal development, it brings in involvement, activities and interpreting, it improves creativity, enriches imagination, it is directly related with art education, it raises curiosity, and helps to express oneself more comfortably.},author={Ayşegül OĞUZ},year={2013},journal={The Journal of Academic Social Science Studies}}