ANANDGOWDA.S ASST.PROF COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING YENEPOYA NURSING COLLEGE, MANGALURU

1. Role Play
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2. MEANING OF ROLE PLAY
Role-play is a technique that allows
students to explore realistic situations by
interacting with other people in a
managed way in order to develop
experience and trial different strategies in
a supported environment
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3. DEFINITION OF ROLE PLAY
Role play is an educational technique in
which people spontaneously act-out
problems of human relations and analyze the
enactment with the help of other role players
and observers.
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4. Value of role play
• Adopting simulation techniques to solve
problem.
• Understanding adequate awareness about
social and psychological issues
• Understanding feeling and opinion of
others.
• Developing interpersonal communication
skills
• To encourage thinking and creativity
• Role play can allow everyone to participate4ANANDA.S ASST.PROF. YNC

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6. Type of role play
• 1.SOCIO DRAMA
• 2.PSYCHO DRAMA
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7. PRINCIPLES OF ROLE PLAY
• Based on the philosophy .
• Should be flexible.
• Should be stimulant to think and should
not be an escape from discipline.
• Require rehearsal
• Should be able to analyze and evaluate.
• Should be done for brief period.
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8. STEPS OF ROLE PLAY
• Selection of the problem
• Constructing of role play situation
• Casting the players
• Briefing
• Role play action
• Discussion and analysis
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9. ADVANTAGES OF ROLE
PLAY
• Reflect upon their knowledge of a subject . As
such , role play is an excellent teaching
method for reviewing material at the end of
the course study.
• It is energizing.
• It is simple and low cost.
• In present complex issues simply and in a
short while .
• It does not need material or advance
preparation
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10. • Helps to develop self esteem and confidence.
• Helps to develop real communication skills in
leadership , interviewing and social
interaction .
• Helps to develop ability to observe and
analyze situation .
• Give them opportunity to show their
creativity.
• Students gain a different experiences related to
their life and social situation.
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11. DISADVANTAGES OF
ROLE PLAY
• It requires expert guidance and leadership.
• Sometimes participants may feel like
threatened.
• Strongly depends on students imagination.
• Participants may be too shy.
• It becomes difficult for teachers to evaluate the
student individually .
• Its a time consuming process.
• Its a failure when the group does not
understand
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