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Learning Through Cartoons

Gaby Kwan

Cartoons and Education

Can come in many forms-ex. Animated children shows, storybooks, political cartoons

TV Shows

Most of the cartoons are not educational

*watch a cartoon and count how many violent acts there are in an episode*

Cartoons and Learning

Great way to capture a viewer’s attention to deliver information

Can be used as a supplement to lessons

Brings ideas to life

Cartoons and Learning

Viewers can watch a situation evolve into a problem and later followed by a successful solution

Takes away language barrier

Viewers are intrinsically motivated to watch

What did you notice about how the cartoon teaches viewers

What are some disadvantages of using cartoons to learn?

Twitter

Are Educational Cartoons Interesting?Networks concerned about popularity

Study done in 1997 on Flintstones vs Cro

Children rated shows between ‘good’ and ‘great’ on average

Do Cartoons Stay in Childhood?

No.

Political cartoons

Adult cartoons-doodles

What do you think about learning from cartoons?

good, bad or it depends?