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| Imaginative play is so central to children’s development | 62 | 20.3 | 110 | 36.1 | 29 | 9.5 | 37 | 12.1 | 67 | 22.0 | 305 | 100.0 |
| Using drama activities with young children puts them on the path of a creative journey | 55 | 18.0 | 54 | 17.7 | 44 | 14.4 | 74 | 24.3 | 78 | 25.6 | 305 | 100.0 |
| Creative problem solving through drama works because drama is a social activity. | 27 | 8.9 | 28 | 9.2 | 80 | 26.2 | 86 | 28.2 | 84 | 27.5 | 305 | 100.0 |
| Experiences in the drama play a valuable role in helping pupils to achieve their potential | 34 | 11.1 | 61 | 20.0 | 98 | 32.1 | 62 | 20.3 | 50 | 16.4 | 305 | 100.0 |
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| Imaginative play is so central to children’ emotional development | 53 | 17.4 | 37 | 12.1 | 14 | 4.6 | 116 | 38.0 | 85 | 27.9 | 305 | 100.0 |
| Using drama activities with young children puts them on the path of a creative journey and helps them to develop their emotional development | 46 | 15.1 | 58 | 19.0 | 16 | 5.2 | 114 | 37.4 | 71 | 23.3 | 305 | 100.0 |
| With drama play children will be able to express and communicate their feelings | 15 | 4.9 | 44 | 14.4 | 10 | 3.3 | 158 | 51.8 | 78 | 25.6 | 305 | 100.0 |
| Drama is the catalyst for the establishment of interpersonal relationships | 28 | 9.2 | 51 | 16.7 | 4 | 1.3 | 107 | 35.1 | 115 | 37.7 | 305 | 100.0 |
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| Imaginative play is so central to children’ social development | 28 | 9.2 | 65 | 21.3 | 15 | 4.9 | 163 | 53.4 | 34 | 11.1 | 305 | 100.0 |
| Using drama activities with young children puts them on the path of a creative journey and helps them to develop their social development | 55 | 18.0 | 54 | 17.7 | 8 | 2.6 | 129 | 42.3 | 59 | 19.3 | 305 | 100.0 |
| Using drama to teach ECD pupils increases the sensitivity involved in sharing with other people | 28 | 9.2 | 58 | 19.0 | 62 | 20.3 | 103 | 33.8 | 54 | 17.7 | 305 | 100.0 |
| Drama is a catalyst for the establishment of interpersonal relationships outside of the classroom so that it will lead to social development | 24 | 7.9 | 114 | 37.4 | 6 | 2.0 | 80 | 26.2 | 81 | 26.6 | 305 | 100.0 |
| Drama provides a natural vehicle through which ECD pupils can explore and express themselves | 37 | 12.1 | 51 | 16.7 | 63 | 20.7 | 98 | 32.1 | 56 | 18.4 | 305 | 100.0 |
| To engage in dramatic play with others, children have to negotiate roles | 31 | 10.2 | 64 | 21.0 | 57 | 18.7 | 87 | 28.5 | 66 | 21.6 | 305 | 100.0 |
| Play gives children a venue to make sense of the world | 40 | 13.1 | 44 | 14.4 | 65 | 21.3 | 98 | 32.1 | 58 | 19. | 305 | 100.0 |
| When children engage in dramatic play, they deepen their understanding of the world and develop skills that will serve them throughout their lives | 52 | 17.0 | 84 | 27.5 | 7 | 2.3 | 106 | 34.8 | 56 | 18.4 | 305 | 100.0 |
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| Imaginative play is so central to children’ physical development | 12 | 3.9 | 66 | 21.6 | 5 | 1.6 | 170 | 55.7 | 52 | 17.0 | 305 | 100.0 |