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Leah S. Mahler; Richard E. Mayer – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2024
Background: Emotional design of multimedia lessons involves adding features that are intended to increase learner enjoyment and promote learning--such as adding narrative, anthropomorphizing non-human elements, and using warm colours. Objective: The present study extends this work to examine the potential of Japanese animation (anime) for…
Descriptors: Multimedia Instruction, Animation, Cartoons, Science Instruction
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Atike Sari; Çigdem Sahin Çakir – Acta Didactica Napocensia, 2024
This study employed a case study methodology to investigate students' misconceptions about solid, liquid, and atmospheric pressure. The research included 36 8th-grade students from various middle schools in Giresun, comprising 19 girls and 17 boys. Data collection involved a test consisting of 14 concept cartoon questions, and the concept cartoons…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cartoons, Grade 8, Middle School Students
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Hendra Susanto; Deny Setiawan; Susriyati Mahanal; Zahra Firdaus; Claresia Tsany Kusmayadi – Journal of Biological Education Indonesia (Jurnal Pendidikan Biologi Indonesia), 2024
Technological developments in various fields are the key to progress in the digital era. The utilization of technology-based learning media in education makes learning more interactive and supports independent learning. This study aims to develop and test the practicality and effectiveness of storyline-based nervous system e-comics media to…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Independent Study, Multimedia Instruction, High School Students
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Turkoguz, Suat; Ercan, Izel – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2022
This study investigated the effect of visual anthropomorphic stories on students' understanding of the particulate nature of matter and their level of anthropomorphic discourse. This study employed a quasi-experimental research design with pretest and posttest control groups. Science activities supported by visual anthropomorphic stories were…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Concept Formation, Science Activities
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Daloos, Ma. Lara Angela Santos; Paderna, Edwehna Elinore S. – Research in Science Education, 2023
Collaborative-metacognitive use of science literature teaching approach (CMSLTA) refers to a researcher-made teaching approach from the Philippines that comprises four components, namely (a) formation of groups with three to four members who have varied reading comprehension ability and assigned rotating roles; (b) use of Scientific Method…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Scientific Concepts, Concept Formation, Science Instruction
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Oliveira, Alandeom W.; Rivera, Seema; Glass, Rory; Mastroianni, Michael; Wizner, Francine; Amodeo, Vincent – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2013
This study examines how three elementary teachers refer to pictorial models (photographs, drawings, and cartoons) during science read-alouds. While one teacher used realistic photographs for the purpose of visually verifying facts about crystals, another employed analytical diagrams as heuristic tools to help students visualize complex target…
Descriptors: Scientific Concepts, Elementary School Science, Visual Literacy, Cartoons
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Roesky, Herbert W.; Kennepohl, Dietmar – Journal of Chemical Education, 2008
Cartoons are part of a much larger effort by chemical educators to introduce activities to enhance learning and student participation. There are a variety of cartoon types used in teaching that have been evaluated and discussed within the chemical education community including caricatures, comics, and concept cartoons. This article focuses on the…
Descriptors: Cartoons, Chemistry, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods
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Rogers, Michael – Physics Teacher, 2007
Books, cartoons, movies, and video games provide engaging opportunities to get both science and nonscience students excited about physics. An easy way to use these media in one's classroom is to have students view clips and identify unusual events, odd physics, or list things that violate our understanding of the physics that governs our universe.…
Descriptors: Cartoons, Biology, Inquiry, Physics
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Stephenson, Philip; Warwick, Paul – Physics Education, 2002
Reviews the use of concept cartoons in support of the constructivist view of learning, and gives two particular examples to show how they can help students' understanding of the formation of shadows. (Author/MM)
Descriptors: Cartoons, Constructivism (Learning), Elementary Secondary Education, Light
Moss, Barbara, Ed.; Lapp, Diane, Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2009
Upper-elementary students encounter a sometimes dizzying array of traditional and nontraditional texts both in and outside of the classroom. This practical handbook helps teachers in grades 4-6 harness the instructional potential of fiction, poetry, and plays; informational texts; graphic novels; digital storytelling; Web-based and multimodal…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Protocol Analysis, High Stakes Tests, Cartoons
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Carter, Henry A. – Journal of Chemical Education, 1989
Describes topics in chemistry as related in the Classics Illustrated publications. Provides a list from "The Pioneers of Science" series with issue date, number, and biograhical topic. Lists references to topics in chemistry. Presents many pages from these comics. (MVL)
Descriptors: Biographies, Cartoons, Chemistry, Comics (Publications)