Investigating the effect of joint-assignment with theatre and screen media students in the interdisciplinary lab
Leong Yit Ming Grace
Theatre
Curriculum
Findings indicate the importance of socio-emotional preparation, lecturer preparation (by way of assessment briefs) and communication strategies.
In the course of the semester, data was collected through interviews, pre- and post- surveys to understand the students’ levels of confidence with interdisciplinary learning, levels of creative expression. Findings indicate the importance of socio-emotional preparation, lecturer preparation (by way of assessment briefs) and communication strategies to help students overcome challenges in inter-disciplinary learning assignments.
Interdisciplinary Lab is a module for second-year theatre students to equip them with the fundamentals of interdisciplinary practice, and prepare students to work with various disciplines in the visual and performing arts. In this research, a joint-assignment with Screen Media students was designed to investigate the creative impact of such assessments.
