Using Humorous Cartoons to Teach Mineral and Rock Concepts in Sixth Grade Science Class
Using Humorous Cartoons to Teach Mineral and Rock Concepts in Sixth Grade Science Class
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在六年级科学课上用幽默漫画教授矿物和岩石概念
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10.5408/1089-9995-53.5.548
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发表时间：
2005
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通讯作者：
Jeremie Auge
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作者：
Audrey C. Rule;Jeremie Auge
课堂上的幽默已经被证明对注意力、态度和高阶思维技能的参与有许多积极的影响。本研究旨在探讨使用幽默卡通来教授矿物与岩石概念与传统教学法对小学六年级学生学习动机与科学表现的影响。四个班的学生被随机分配到两个组，A（N = 30）和B（N = 33），在两个单元的条件之间交替：矿物和岩石。使用开放式相同的前测/后测仪器确定性能。两组都接受了关于评估所涉及的概念的高质量指导，访问文本，检查标本，在合作小组中工作，并参加相同时间的课程。实验过程包括观看漫画、解释科学事实、识别幽默机制、改进漫画、完成给定漫画和创作原创漫画。控制程序包括讲课、讨论、书面练习和创建学习大纲。在实验条件下的学生表现出更高的动机和显着更高的增益分数比学生在控制条件（23.5%的增益相比，12.3%）。科恩的效应量很大，为0.953。学生的高表现归因于他们通过脚手架卡通活动对内容的强烈参与。
Humor in the classroom has been shown to have many positive effects on attention, attitude, and engagement in higher order thinking skills. This study examined the effect on motivation and science performance of using humorous cartoons to teach mineral and rock concepts to sixth grade students as compared to more traditional methods. Four classes of students were randomly assigned to two groups, A (N = 30) and B (N = 33) that alternated between conditions for two units: minerals and rocks. Performance was determined using open-ended identical pretest/posttest instruments. Both groups received quality instruction on concepts addressed by the assessment, accessed the text, examined specimens, worked in cooperative groups, and attended class for equal amounts of time. Experimental procedures included viewing cartoons, interpreting the science facts, identifying the humor mechanism, improving cartoons, completing given cartoons, and creating original cartoons. Control procedures included lecture, discussion, written exercises and creation of a study outline. Students in the experimental condition exhibited higher motivation and significantly higher gain scores than students in the control condition (23.5% gain compared to 12.3%). Cohen's effect size was large, 0.953. Students' higher performance is attributed to their intense engagement with the content through the scaffolded cartoon activities.