Journal Feedback (A Case Study of Drama Education Curriculum for Young Children in Early Childhood Programs)

Journal Feedback

Tittle	A Case Study of Drama Education Curriculum for Young Children in Early Childhood Programs
Journal	Journal of Research in Childhood Education
Publisher	Routledge Taylor & Francis Group
Vol. and page	Vol. 23 page 489-501
Year	2009
Author	Su Jeong Wee
Evaluator	Balqist Hamada (16320021) Warda Humairoh S. (16320144) Syahra S. Maghfirah (16320197)

Background

Strenght

·         The abstract shows an obvious structure of the journal which makes the readers easy to catch what will be discussed.

·         It has a rich reference by showing many previous studies which brings the reader’s understanding to the topic of the journal.

·         The diction used in the journal is easy to understand.

Weakness

·         The purpose of the paper actually is clearly mentioned and explain, but it does not make sense with the discussion.

·         The researcher did not mention the name of the city where the research was done.

·         The number of students that became the participants in this research is not mentioned as well.

·         The researcher does not mention the point about whether what the specialist do is effective or not.

Methodology

Strenght

·         The method design which is used have mentioned clearly.

·         There is a clear step of how they do the research and get the data.

·         The researcher also mentioned how long they do the research.

·         There is an information about the theory which is used by them to get the data.

·         There is an information about how they do the theory and also mention how long they do the research.

Weakness

·         There is no clear information about the specific location to get the data.

·         The explanation of the object is not complete because they do not mention what the other side(Reguler tecaher of drama) and just talk about the one side(Specialist teacher drama).

Finding and Discussion

Strenght

·         The author uses the general explanation which is made the readers understand easly.

·         The journal is already structured based on the terms of journal.

·         The author classify the discussion briefly which is helped the reader to get the point of it.

·         This journal has a rich reference that showing many previous studies which bring the reader’s understanding the topic of the journal.

·         The researcher attached the dialogue between Ms. White, a drama specialist, and the students during the class while doing the unique technique of drama. Thus, it makes us as the reader easy to visualize or to imagine how the class went.

Weakness

·         The researcher did not explain clearly the differences.

·         The researcher only attempted to highlight on the unique drama teaching practices employed by a drama specialist without informing about does it have the same teaching goals with the regular drama teacher.

·         On the last discussion does not mention the point about what the Specialist do is it effective or not.