Differing gender preferences for educational media among Thai students studying English at university

Research Gaps and Future Trends in Educational Media and Educational Theater Research: Analytical Study in Scopus and Web of Science Databases

“…Students have accepted traditional educational media as an effective mechanism for in-class training but educational media with innovative tools are defined as more enjoyable methods wherein male students are more interested in learning from these technologically advanced tools (Grubbs, 2012). T. Brabazon (Brabazon, 2014) integrated social media as an educational media tool by exploring its implementation for promoting the resistance, denial, or avoidance strategies against daily practices like drinking, swearing, smoking, or truancy.…”

“…Thus, Art has been identified as the means of developing social, moral, and spiritual values to shape children (Vassileva, 2018a). Among different points of art, the educational theater is the entertainment medium focused on using humor and entertainment for emphasizing learning and attracting children's attention via presenting in the interplay between fictional and actual contexts (Guner, Guner, 2012). Beginning the usage in the 1960s, theater in education is identified as a novel approach for having the better engagement of people in the issues associated with well-being, society, and health (Waters et al, 2012).…”

“…Even with the growing creative drama usage in educational expansion and programs, still very few educational dramas are present focused on enhancing learning (Kovacs, 2014). The educational theater along with providing a learning experience by working on cooperation and thinking also establishes emotional responsibility while functioning which is an essential component in social life (Guner, Guner, 2012). Thus, with evolution and the changing need of creating a more skilled workforce, the need has been to integrate educational theater for engaging students and delivering more practical knowledge.…”