The Effectiveness of Using Comics in Education: A Meta-analytic and Meta-thematic Analysis Study

Abstract

The aim of the study is to assess educational comics in the context of meta-analytic and meta-thematic analysis. Within the scope of meta-analysis, studies on educational comics from 2005 to 2021 were obtained from different databases. The effect size of educational comics studies on achievement was medium (g=0.71), and on attitudes was also medium (g=0.70), with educational comics in favour of academic achievement and attitude points. Moderator analyses were conducted in the meta-analytic process and it is aimed to address the status of educational comic activity in terms of teaching levels, application process, subject matter domains and sample sizes. The reliability of meta-analysis process was considered and the operations in the meta-analysis process were completed at reliable levels. For the meta-thematic aspect, national and international studies with qualitative dimensions were reached. Despite some minor flaws of the comic, it has been seen that it has positive effects on academic achievement, attitude and cognitive and affective dimensions of students. These emerging data were combined in two directions and it was ensured that the study reached a general conclusion. It is thought that performing both meta-analysis and meta-thematic analysis with different data sources contributes to the scope and reliability of the research.

Keywords

• Educational comics
• Meta-analysis
• Meta-thematic analysis
• Acamedic achievement
• Attitude

Çizgi Romanların Eğitimde Kullanmasının Etkililiği: Bir Meta-analitik ve Meta-tematik Analizi Çalışması

Öz

Çalışmanın amacı eğitici çizgi romanları meta-analitik ve meta-tematik analiz bağlamında değerlendirmektir. Meta-analiz kapsamında 2005 yılından 2021 yılına kadar eğitici çizgi roman üzerine yapılan çalışmalar farklı veri tabanlarından elde edilmiştir. Eğitici çizgi roman çalışmalarının başarı üzerindeki etki büyüklüğü orta (g=0.71) ve tutumlar üzerindeki etki büyüklüğü de orta (g=0.70) olup, eğitici çizgi roman akademik başarı ve tutum puanları lehinedir. Meta-analitik süreç içerisinde moderatör analizleri yapılmış olup, eğitici çizgi roman etkinliğinin öğretim seviyeleri, uygulama süreci, konu alanları ve örneklem büyüklükleri açısından durumunun ele alınması amaçlanmaktadır. Meta-analiz sürecinin güvenilirliğine dikkat edilmiş ve meta-analiz sürecindeki işlemler güvenilir seviyelerde tamamlanmıştır. Meta tematik boyut için nitel boyutları olan ulusal ve uluslararası çalışmalara ulaşılmıştır. Çizgi romanın bazı küçük kusurlarına rağmen öğrencilerin akademik başarıları, tutumları ile bilişsel ve duyuşsal boyutları üzerinde olumlu etkileri olduğu görülmüştür. Ortaya çıkan bu veriler iki yönde birleştirilerek çalışmanın genel bir sonuca ulaşması sağlanmıştır. Farklı veri kaynakları ile hem meta-analiz hem de meta-tematik analiz yapılmasının araştırmanın kapsamına ve güvenilirliğine katkı sağlayacağı düşünülmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Eğitici çizgi roman
• Meta-analiz
• Meta-tematik
• Akademik başarı
• Tutum

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