Educational comics and educational cartoons as teaching material in the social studies course - Full Length Research Paper

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This study investigates how educational comics and educational cartoons used as teaching materials in the social studies course influence students’ academic achievement. Mixed-methods were applied using an embedded design, combining quasi-experimental quantitative procedures with a phenomenology-based qualitative approach. Pre- and post-tests across two experimental groups and one control group (266 6th graders) were analyzed with one-way ANOVA. Qualitative data from semi-structured forms were analyzed via content analysis, concluding both materials support effective educational activities.

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African Educational Research Journal Vol. 9(2), pp. 515-525, May 2021 DOI: 10. 30918/AERJ.92.21.073 ISSN: 2354-2160 Full Length Research Paper Educational comics and educational cartoons as teaching material in the social studies course\# Mehmet Şentürk1* and Ufuk Şimşek2 1Muallim Rıfat Education Faculty, Kilis 7 Aralik University, Turkey. 2Kazım Karabekir Education Faculty, Atatürk University, Turkey. Accepted 14 May, 2021 | ABSTRACT
This study aims to explore the effect of using educational comics or educational cartoons as teaching material in social studies course on students' academic achievement. Also, it is aimed to reveal the experiences of the students regarding the use of these materials. In the study, the embedded design was preferred among the mixed-methods designs. For the quantitative aspect of this research, pre-test and post-test on the control and experimental group with the quasi-experimental design were used. The study was conducted out with two experimental groups and a control group. The study was conducted with 266 (87 students are in the educational comics group, 88 students are in the educational cartoons group, 91 students are in the control group) 6th-grade students. To analyse the quantitative data, One-Way ANOVA was used. According to the results of the analysis, it was determined a significant difference between the educational comics group and the other groups in academic achievement levels. It was also determined a significant difference between the educational cartoons group and the control group. For the qualitative aspect of this research, phenomenology design was used. To analyse the qualitative data which were collected by semi-structured forms, content analysis was used. As a result of the analysis of qualitative data, it was concluded that students seen both educational comics and educational cartoons as effective materials for educational activities in various aspects. These results show these teaching materials can use by teachers for effective learning in social studies course.
Keywords: Social studies, educational comics, educational cartoons, academic achievement, teaching material. | | --- | | *Corresponding author. E-mail: senturk@ki[lis.edu.tr. Tel:](lis.edu.tr. Tel:) +905418861461.
\#This article is derived from Mehmet Senturk’s doctoral dissertation “The Effects of Educational Comics and Educational Cartoons in The Social Studies Course on Student’ Attitude, Motivation and Academic Achievement” conducted under the supervision of Ufuk Simsek. | INTRODUCTION Teachers can use a variety of teaching materials in the teaching process to make teaching activities more effective. Educational comics (ECm) and educational cartoons (ECr) are among the effective teaching materials that teachers can use in the teaching process. However, teaching materials may have different effects on students. Using teaching materials in teaching activities supports students' cognitive, affective, and psychomotor development. Teaching materials are effective tools in the development of different perspectives in students, enrichment of educational processes, and creation of multiple learning environments. Also, with materials that appeal to students, teachers can overcome many difficulties in the teaching process (Avci Yucel and Ergun, 2015) . Karagoz (2018) states that comics have taken their place in the field of education by adding educational and informative elements to their purpose and content in the development process and that these comics are accepted as a new genre and are named educational comics. Some features of comics encourage their use in educational activities. Comics can be used in teaching activities thanks to their interesting features for students (Megawati and Anugerahwati, 2012) . Topkaya and Yilar (2015) stated that educational comics make the course content more interesting through funny characters and short stories in the teaching process, and this

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What teaching materials does the study focus on in social studies?

The study focuses on educational comics and educational cartoons used as teaching materials in the social studies course.

How was students’ academic achievement measured?

The research used pre-test and post-test with a quasi-experimental design across control and experimental groups, then analyzed quantitative results using one-way ANOVA.

What qualitative method was used to explore students’ experiences?

A phenomenology design was used, with semi-structured forms and content analysis to interpret qualitative data.

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