The Use of Cartoons in Developing Awareness of Environmental Protection from Pollution among Students with Learning Disabilities

Autor/inn/en	Hamadneh, Burhan Mahmoud; Alqarni, Turki Mahdi
Titel	The Use of Cartoons in Developing Awareness of Environmental Protection from Pollution among Students with Learning Disabilities
Quelle	In: International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology, 11 (2023) 4, S.913-926 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Hamadneh, Burhan Mahmoud) ORCID (Alqarni, Turki Mahdi)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Cartoons; Students with Disabilities; Learning Disabilities; Teaching Methods; Consciousness Raising; Conservation (Environment); Pollution; Elementary School Students; Student Attitudes; Attitude Change; Program Effectiveness; Foreign Countries; Knowledge Level; Saudi Arabia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Zeichentrickfilm; Student; Students; Disability; Disabilities; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Behinderung; Learning handicap; Lernbehinderung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Bewusstseinsbildung; Conservation; Environment; Konservierung; Bewahung; Umwelt; Schadstoffbelastung; Schülerverhalten; Attitudinal change; Einstellungsänderung; Ausland; Wissensbasis; Saudi-Arabien
Abstract	Environmental awareness has become an urgent and indispensable necessity to protect the environment from risks and threats. Therefore, this study aimed to reveal the effectiveness of using cartoons in developing awareness of protecting the environment from pollution among students with learning disabilities. The study adopted the true experimental method by taking a simple random sample consisting of 33 students with learning disabilities in the elementary stage in the age group (9-12) years in Najran region in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The researchers prepared an attitude test, consisting of ten multiple-choice questions to measure the study sample's awareness of protecting the environment from pollution. The test was applied before and after the treatment on the control and experimental groups. Also, it was applied as a delayed test on the experimental group only. The results showed statistically significant differences in the post-test of awareness of environmental protection from pollution for the experimental group who studied using cartoons. In addition, there were no statistically significant differences between the post and delayed test of the scores of the experimental group on the environmental protection awareness test from pollution. The study recommended urging teachers of learning disabilities to use cartoons to deepen environmental knowledge among students with learning disabilities. Also, students with learning disabilities should be motivated to contribute and participate individually and collectively in protecting the environment, preserving its resources, and reducing potential environmental risks from environmentally unsound behaviors. Finally, the study suggests conducting more future studies examining the effectiveness of cartoons in developing different environmental education concepts. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology. Necmettin Erbakan University, Ahmet Kelesoglu Education Faculty, Meram, Konya, 42090, Turkey. e-mail: ijermst@gmail.com; Web site: https://www.ijemst.net/index.php/ijemst/index
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01