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Typy vzdělávacích komiksů a analýza jejich edukačního potenciálu pro přírodovědnou výuku

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Title in English The Types of Educational Comics and Analysis of Their Educational Potential for Science Instruction
Authors

TRNOVÁ Eva JANKO Tomáš TRNA Josef PEŠKOVÁ Karolína

Year of publication 2016
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Scientia in educatione
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Education

Citation
Web http://www.scied.cz/index.php/scied/article/view/225
Field Pedagogy and education
Keywords comics; connectivism; educational comic; Net-generation; science education; STEM school subjects
Description Traditionally, comics are perceived as a specific popular medium. Thanks to their popularity and understandability for adolescents, they are nowadays paid increasing attention even in the domain of science education. In this respect, an important aspect of the comics is their content as well as their means of expression. This study aims to explore the educational potential of the medium and to suggest ways of its beneficial educational use for the contemporary NET-generation of students. Based on the selected examples, educational comics are analyzed as means supporting the transformation of scientific educational concepts to a more understandable form. First, the reader is familiarized with the benefits of comics with respect to the educational needs of the current generation of students. Further, the qualities and functioning of comics as educational means are explained. Finally, recommendations for the effective use of comics in science instruction are suggested.
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