The Constructive Approach in Teaching Theater Arts

DOI

10.2991/icade-18.2019.13How to use a DOI?

Keywords

constructive approach; theater art teaching; deaf students

Abstract

Under the 2013 Curriculum of Indonesia, theater art is an art subject that is taught in formal schools, especially in junior and senior high schools, public schools and special schools alike. Theater art can aid students who have special educational needs particularly deaf students to express themselves and enhance their communicative competence by way of a constructive approach. Learning approach of this type can foster a conducive learning environment, student-centered learning, participatory learning, problem-solving learning and develop children's potential in such aspects as knowledge, skills, and attitudes. The primary objective of this research is to examine the use of the constructive approach in theater art teaching in a deaf school in West Java. As a qualitative case study, the subject was a teacher in a formal deaf school in Bandung. Data were elicited through observations, interviews, documentation and literature study, and were validated through triangulation and member check. Findings reveal that the constructive approach in teaching theater arts can help the students boost the fluency of their speech.

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© 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Agus Supriyatna
AU  - Tati Narawati
AU  - Juju Masunah
AU  - Imas Diana
PY  - 2019/02
DA  - 2019/02
TI  - The Constructive Approach in Teaching Theater Arts
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Arts and Design Education (ICADE 2018)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 58
EP  - 64
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/icade-18.2019.13
DO  - 10.2991/icade-18.2019.13
ID  - Supriyatna2019/02
ER  -