EARLY CHILDHOOD PROSPECTIVE TEACHERS’ TEAMWORK ABILITY USING CREATIVE DRAMA ACTIVITIES

Abstract

The goals of this study are to investigate the teamwork abilities of early childhood prospective teachers and compare the teamwork abilities of early childhood prospective teachers who have learned through creative drama activities to a 75% criterion. The study is mixed method research of 54 third-year prospective teachers majoring in early childhood education at the faculty of home economic technology at Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi (RMUTT) who are enrolled in an English language course for preschool instructors. An assessment of teamwork abilities form and a reflection form on the collaborative process are among the tools for gathering data. Quantitative data analysis was carried out using descriptive statistics such as the mean, standard deviation, and one-sample t-test. Content analysis was used to analyse qualitative data. The research findings revealed that early childhood education students' overall teamwork abilities were high, and teamwork abilities of early childhood prospective teachers who learned through creative drama activities were significantly higher than the criterion of 75% statistical significance at .01.