Pedagogical Use of Dramatic Performance Through Science Subject for Peace Education in Paraguay

Article Info ABSTRACT Article history: Received: September 27, 2020 Accepted: October 25, 2020 Published: November 27, 2020 This study aims to change the effective learning process and encourage students to be more active and creative. As the main objective of MEC (2005), educating students to become competent members of society is a product of one of the scientific dimensions. This study focuses on drama as a method of teaching values and attitudes in education in Paraguay which must be taught in science because it is part of the basic training of every student. This is also the main objective and responsibility of the school. The studies analyzed relate to ways of making drama performances, as pedagogical practices that teachers can use in enlarging students' science abilities such as student behavior and attitudes to become promoters of peace education. Teachers will easily develop the learning process at various levels in all subjects so that it is more enjoyable. This research explicitly focuses on Dramatic Performance (DP) as a pedagogical tool to emphasize the teaching of values in science lessons. Through interviews, strong evidence was found that learning with drama helps teachers make the classroom more dynamic, fun and participatory. In addition, this method increases students' curiosity, motivating them to actively participate in the learning process