Description of Role Play
Role-play can be defined as an instructional method “in which key ideas and skills are illustrated or practiced by learners assuming roles and contexts in which the ideas and skills would typically be applied” (Reigeluth and Keller, 2009, p. 37).
Role-play gets the learner into another identity, and therefore, allows him/her an opportunity to perceive how others might feel, think or act.
Essentially, a role-play requires students to act out a scenario, with the objective being that students will learn how to act or respond most effectively in a comparable real-world situation.
Role-play gets the learner into another identity, and therefore, allows him/her an opportunity to perceive how others might feel, think or act.
Essentially, a role-play requires students to act out a scenario, with the objective being that students will learn how to act or respond most effectively in a comparable real-world situation.