The Evidence on Teaching

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The headline effects are a measurement artefact: drama gives d≈0.89 on researcher-made tests and d≈0.29 on standardized ones, and the two randomised trials with standardized outcomes are null.

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Does classroom drama build verbal and literacy skills? · arts · ages 5–16

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