Title

Role-Playing: A Smorgasbord of Learning Types

Authors

Peter W. Kilgour, Avondale College of Higher EducationFollow
Jason Hinze, Avondale College of Higher EducationFollow
Kevin Petrie, Avondale College of Higher EducationFollow
Warrick R. Long, Avondale College of Higher EducationFollow
Kevin C. de Berg, Avondale College of Higher EducationFollow

Author Faculty (Discipline)

Education

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-2015

Journal

International Journal of Innovative Interdisciplinary Research

Volume Number

3

Issue Number

1

Page Numbers

11-24

ISSN

1839-9053

ANZSRC / FoR Code

130103 Higher Education| 130313 Teacher Education and Professional Development of Educators| 139999 Education not elsewhere classified

Reportable Items

C1

Abstract

One tertiary institution sought to research the perceptions that tertiary students have of role-plays as a means of learning. Role-plays were used across a range of disciplines at that institution including: teacher training, business and chemistry. Each of these disciplines used a role-play in their classes and then collected opinions from the students on the usefulness of the activity. It was discovered that students value role-plays as a means to challenge preconceived ideas, encourage creative thinking, assist students in applying theory to practice, make lessons fun and provide active learning experiences that increase student learning and engagement.

Peer Review

Before publication

Comments

Used by permission of the authors.

First published in the International Journal of Innovative Interdisciplinary Research .

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Recommended Citation

Kilgour, P., Hinze, J., Petrie, K., Long, W., & deBerg, K. (2015). Role-playing: A smorgasbord of learning types. International Journal of Innovative Interdisciplinary Research, 3(1), 11-24. Retrieved from http://www.auamii.com/jiir/Vol-03/Issue%201/2Kilgour.pdf