Contribution of drama management to learning during teaching Turkey Republic's and Atatürk's politicial doctirine in the elemantary education

This reserarch is conducted with the aim to investigate the contribution of drama management to learning the topics of the Preparatory Period of the Unite about the Turkish War of Indepence in the elemantary education lesson Turkey Rebublic?s History of Revolution and Atatürk?s Politicial Doctrine. In order to determine the contribution of drama to learning, in this research success tests and attitude points are used. The research is conducted with 46 pupils of the classes 8/A and 8/B of the Camlık Elementary Education School of the District Buca of the Province ?zmir during the education year 2006? 2007. The topics covered by the research are thought in the research duration to 23 pupils, who are representing the control group, using the traditional method and to 23 pupils, who are representing the test group, using the drama technique. The application continued 15 business days. The data are obtained from the success tests and attitudes scales applied at the beginning and end of the application. For the analysis of the data collected under the excent of the research, the SPSS package program is used. After the research, a significant difference came out between the last test points of the control group being thought the lesson using the traditional method and the test group being thought the lesson using the drama methods. It is determined, that there is a significant difference in the attitude of the control group and test group after the research. In result of the findins obtained, it is concluded, that drama management is effektive in teaching of the Preparatory Period of the Unite About the Turkish War of Indepence of the elemantary education lesson Turkey Republic?s History of Revolution and Atatürk?s Political Doctrine. Key Words:Drama, Drama in Education, Creative Drama, Lesson of Turkey Rebublic?s History of Revolution and Atatürk?s Politicial Doctrine, Attitude in Respect of the Lesson of Turkey Rebublic?s History of Revolution and Atatürk?s Politicial Doctrine