Facultatea de Fizică
Universitatea "Al.I.Cuza" Iaşi
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| Titlu: The Correspondence of Theater Semiotics in Science Teaching |
| Autori: Vasilica Gafton1,O. F. Caltun1, Evangelos Vitoratos2 |
| Afiliere: 1Faculty of Physics and Carpath Center,
Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, 700506 Iasi, Romania,2Department of Physics,University of Patras, 26500 Patras, Greece |
| Abstract: The central point of this study is to promote a theatrical way by which the scientific knowledge can be presented. Theater has been used for teaching since its birth. Theater is a very influential social activity, which remains effective through the centuries. The directness of the theater attracts the public and makes the audience susceptible to the messages of the play, offering recreation at the same time.
The aim of this work was to draw a parallel between theater and school. Facts which are in favor of such parallelism are presented to the teachers in order to be aware of their role as “actors” in this “theater” which is called classroom. Usually, the initial training of the Physics teachers does not include any topics related to the drama and theater. The above suggest the necessity of adding theatrical education in the teachers training curriculum. This procedure will prompt teacher to acquire competences and skills in acting as an “actor” in the classroom. The initial or in service teachers training should provide to the teachers some basically knowledge of “scene”, “scenario” and “actor’s role”. Teachers could become familiar with the correspondence between the classroom and the stage, the textbook and the scenario, the students and the audience and also to find out the necessities which derive from such approaches of instructional activities.
Great attention was paid to the interactive methods and their effectivness in Physics teaching. Often interactive teaching is equated with using clickers or other modern technology. What is equally important is to try to get continous feedback from your audience regarding their interest and involvement in the topics you are discussing. Dramatizing a scientific subject, its message can be commented and presented in a different atmosphere, which has a special dynamics and creates more favorable conditions for its approach. It is possible to have theatrical plays based on subjects of Physics, either based on scenarios from classical repertoire, or based on totally new plays written students themselves. |
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