Omani grade 4 students hold very high positive attitudes toward using cartoons in social studies lessons¶

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q2 i? Students expressed high positive attitudes toward cartoons in social studies lessons and as a teaching tool, with domain means of 4.7 and 4.8 on a five-point Likert scale. → Al-Rabaani 2017

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Al-Rabaani 2017¶

Al-Rabaani, A. H., & Al-AAmri, I. H. (2017). The Effect of Using Cartoons on Developing Omani Grade 4 Students’ Awareness of Water Issues and their Attitudes towards Using them in Teaching Social Studies. Journal of Social Studies Education Research, 8(1), 35-46. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1141986

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Attitudes questionnaire with 13 Likert items in two domains, administered to the experimental group after treatment; reliability was .89. Domain means were 4.7 (importance in lessons) and 4.8 (cartoons as teaching tool), average 4.7.

"The results showed that students have high positive attitudes towards using cartoons in social studies lessons and toward using them as a teaching tool. The students displayed high levels of interest in using cartoons as an effective tool for creating a positive learning environment."

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