Conclusions are made about the transformative nature of process drama in language learning and the true nature of the eureka effect. Quelle: Martin Tik (Medizinische Universität Wien) et al., Human Brain Mapping, doi: 10.1002/hbm.24073. Metaxis, metacognition and meta-emotion are determined to be key catalysts in process drama for deeper learning and developing intercultural competence. Somit ist ein Aha-Moment mehr als nur ein einfaches Gefühl der Freude oder Erleichterung, er ist stattdessen eine spezielle Form von schnellem Wiederabrufen, Kombinieren und einem finalen Kodierungsprozess, wie die Forscher erklären. Several teaching and learning techniques and strategies emerge that promote aesthetic engagement, such as teacher in role, scaffolding and play-building. Scientists have identified distinctive brain activity patterns that signal moments of insight, but there is still some debate about whether insight is simply the final, most satisfying step in a deliberative thought process or a wholly separate form of thinking. Psychologists have long been fascinated with understanding the nature of Aha moments, moments when we transition from not knowing to suddenly realizing the solution to a problem. ERIC is an online library of education research and information, sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Three key moments are further investigated through video recall, interview and analysis to explore the development of intercultural competence and the resultant transformation. Phenomenography is used to crystallise the aesthetic engagement occurring in the dramas. A facilitator with experience in using process drama art form and TESOL pedagogy is video recorded conducting three workshops over three weeks with ten adult international students studying at the university. Using process drama pedagogy in teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL), research at the University of Sydney Centre for English Teaching explores how students in and out of role become aesthetically engaged, how the eureka effect impacts their learning experience and the implication of such engagement on language learning, intercultural competence and transformation. There are two types of Aha moments that you might experience: your Aha moment and the users’ aha moment.

This research aims to develop a deep understanding of these peaks of heightened aesthetic engagement in the classroom explore what they are, why they occur and how they contribute to learning. As process drama and TESOL practitioners, we are often witness to the eureka effect – those aha! moments in the classroom, when the students have a breakthrough in their language learning as a result of their participation in process drama. Novem Child and Adolescent / Developmental Psychology 4 min read According to research by the Brain and Development Lab in Leiden, adolescents are better at finding creative solutions than adults.

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