<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Introduction: This study presents the results of a year-long project focused on analysis and reflection on working with comics by students in the preschool teacher training programme. Methods: This study presents the use of comics to help pre-literacy children understand certain physical phenomena. The study is based on observations of changing perception of phenomena by children as a result of the use of comics accompanied by concept maps. Results: Comics are proven to be a modern pedagogical strategy, which is starting to gain its popularity in teaching about nature study. It is used in research-oriented teaching within the psycho-didactic concept of instruction. Conclusions: Comics can be very helpful in making science concepts interesting and comprehensible for a preschool child.</p></abstract>

Introduction: This study presents the results of a year-long project focused on analysis and reflection on working with comics by students in the preschool teacher training programme. Methods: This study presents the use of comics to help pre-literacy children understand certain physical phenomena. The study is based on observations of changing perception of phenomena by children as a result of the use of comics accompanied by concept maps. Results: Comics are proven to be a modern pedagogical strategy, which is starting to gain its popularity in teaching about nature study. It is used in research-oriented teaching within the psycho-didactic concept of instruction. Conclusions: Comics can be very helpful in making science concepts interesting and comprehensible for a preschool child.

The Application of Comics in Science Education

Acta Educationis Generalis

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Introduction: This study presents the results of a year-long project focused on analysis and reflection on working with comics by students in the preschool...

The Application of Comics in Science Education

Published Online: Dec 21, 2017

Page range: 88 - 98

Received: Nov 05, 2017

Accepted: Nov 21, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/atd-2017-0026

Keywords
comics, teaching nature study, research-oriented teaching

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

The Application of Comics in Science Education

Published Online: Dec 21, 2017

Page range: 88 - 98

Received: Nov 05, 2017

Accepted: Nov 21, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/atd-2017-0026

Keywordscomics, teaching nature study, research-oriented teaching

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
comics, teaching nature study, research-oriented teaching