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
The study aimed at investigating the effect of using cartoons on developing grade four students' awareness of water issues. It also aimed at examining their attitudes towards using cartoons in social studies lessons. An experimental design was used with pre-posttest. The experimental group cons...
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doaj-f9c57b97383044649860892bd9dab14c2020-11-25T03:37:38ZengJournal of Social Studies Education Research Journal of Social Studies Education Research1309-91081309-91082017-05-01813546The Effect of Using Cartoons on Developing Omani Grade 4 Students’ Awareness of Water Issues and their Attitudes Towards Using them in Teaching Social StudiesAhmed Hamed Al-Rabaani0Intisar Hamed Al-AAmri1Sultan Qaboos UniversitySultan Qaboos UniversityThe study aimed at investigating the effect of using cartoons on developing grade four students' awareness of water issues. It also aimed at examining their attitudes towards using cartoons in social studies lessons. An experimental design was used with pre-posttest. The experimental group consisted of (33) male and female students while the control group consisted of (33) male and female students. An awareness of water issues’ test and attitudes questionnaire was used to collect data. The results showed that using cartoons were significantly increased students' awareness of water issues. It also found that students had very high positive attitudes toward using cartoons in social studies lessons.http://jsser.org/article/view/5000146080/5000181637cartoonwater awarenessattitudessocial studiesOman |
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Ahmed Hamed Al-Rabaani Intisar Hamed Al-AAmri 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 cartoon water awareness attitudes social studies Oman |
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Ahmed Hamed Al-Rabaani Intisar Hamed Al-AAmri |
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Ahmed Hamed Al-Rabaani |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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effect of using cartoons on developing omani grade 4 students’ awareness of water issues and their attitudes towards using them in teaching social studies |
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Journal of Social Studies Education Research |
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Journal of Social Studies Education Research |
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The study aimed at investigating the effect of using cartoons on developing grade four students' awareness of water issues. It also aimed at examining their attitudes towards using cartoons in social studies lessons. An experimental design was used with pre-posttest. The experimental group consisted of (33) male and female students while the control group consisted of (33) male and female students. An awareness of water issues’ test and attitudes questionnaire was used to collect data. The results showed that using cartoons were significantly increased students' awareness of water issues. It also found that students had very high positive attitudes toward using cartoons in social studies lessons. |
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