Comparing the effectiveness of designing the blended learning environments with program-based pedagogical theater & creative drama method

Design of learning environments is carried out in different ways. Any form of design will have demonstrated different educational and cultural effects. In particular, these designs possess certain sensitivities within blended educational systems. In the present study, blended environments that benefit from both the advantages of e-learning and real-world environments are designed according to creative and programbased education environments. The statistical group included 950 pre-school recruits in 32 classes of in Asadabad city. The cluster random sampling method was employed in which 80 persons in four classes were selected among 20 persons in each class. The research method was quasi-experimental in which four groups were placed in Solomon’s design. The data collection instrument included two tests, a 25-question test for learning computer concepts with the reliability of 83%, and the other, and a 25-question test for retention of computer concepts with the reliability of 83%. After data analysis, the results of one-way variance analysis showed that significant differences exist between groups of participants (p<0.001). The result of LSD post hoc test indicated that the communities placed in blended learning environment with the creative drama method proved better in learning and retention compared to the communities placed in blended learning environment with the program-based collaborative theatre method.