In this study, it was aimed to determine the effect of drama practices on values at the national level. Searches were made in the databases determined in line with the relevant purpose. This meta-analysis study was carried out with 11 experimental studies (18 comparison-data sets) reached as a result of the scanning. At the end of the analysis, it was determined that the studies were heterogeneous. For this reason, the random-effects model was used as a model in the analysis. In this study, the Hedge's g effect level was calculated for each data of the studies and the overall effect levels and significance values were examined. The classification of Cohen et al., (2007) was used to interpret the effect size. The data relating to the studies included in the meta-analysis were analyzed by entering the CMA (Comprehensive Meta-Analysis) and MetaWin software programs. No publication bias was found according to the Funnel plot, Rosenthal Safe N, Duval and Tweedie test results in the studies included in the analysis. In addition, the number of samples, course area, education level and application week that may have an effect on the effect size were determined and analyzed as moderator variables. According to the data obtained from the analysis, it was concluded that the drama method had a strong effect (Hedge's g=1.272) on gaining value to the students. It was concluded that the effect size of the drama method on the values differed according to the number of samples, course area, and education level moderator, but did not differ according to the moderator of the practice week. It is recommended that teachers and researchers use the drama method, which is an effective method in gaining and teaching values, as a method in gaining values for students.

In this study, the size of the effect of the drama method on skills was analyzed with meta-analysis and the meta-synthesis method. A literature review was conducted on national studies. Postgraduate thesis, doctoral thesis and articles written between 1990-2020 were scanned in Turkish and English from national and international databases to include with the meta-analysis method. After a literature review, it was found that 34 studies conducted at the national level met the inclusion criteria. The Comprehensive Meta-Analysis v2.0 (CMA) Statistical Package Program was used in data analysis, MetaWin program was preferred to calculate the normality distrubition graphs. The Cohen's d effect level was calculated separately for each study, and then general effect levels and significance values were found. The classification of Cohen et al. (2007) was used to evaluate the effect size. According to the data obtained from the analysis, it was concluded that the drama method had a moderate (Cohen's d=0.950) effect on skills. No publication bias was found according to the Funnel plot, Rosenthal Safe N, Duval, and Tweedie test results in the studies included in the analysis analyzed. The publication year, publication type, education level, number of samples, geographical region, application week, application hour, and subject area that might have an effect on the effect size were determined and analyzed as moderator variables. It was concluded that the size of the effect of the drama method on skills differed according to the application week, application hour, and subject area moderators, and that it does not change according to the publication year, publication type, education level, number of samples, and geographical region moderators. In the meta-synthesis data, it was determined that drama give students a many skills, especially speaking, writing, and communication skills. In addition, it can be said that the data obtained from both meta-analysis and metasynthesis are compatible with and support each other. The results of the study show that the drama method is effective at enhancing the skills at the basic education level and suggested for the teachers and researchers to use this method in gaining and developing skills.