Learning Through Video Machines: An Analysis of the Impact of Television Cartoon as Teaching Aid in Selected Primary Schools


Keyword : Impact .Television cartoon .Academic performance .Children


Author(s) : Malachy O. Udejinta & Priscilla A. Onugu

Abstract :   

Mass media play a vital role in the society, some positive and some negative. This research was conducted to find out the impact of television cartoon on children academic performance. The study provides basic and comprehensive information on how educational cartoons are used in classroom as an audio-visual aid by teachers. To achieve the objective of study, causal comparative and survey methods were carried out on two primary schools which have the same curriculum and the same teaching aid except that School I is exposed to television cartoon as a teaching aid and School II is not exposed to television cartoon. The pupils were given achievement test and the teachers were given a questionnaire. The data analysed revealed that children exposed to television cartoon performed better than children not exposed to television cartoon. Use of television cartoon should be adopted as teaching aid and made a policy in Nigeria primary school system. Further research on age appropriate audio- visual aid to be employed by the teacher in teaching and the impact of television, music video, music lyrics and the internet on the mental and physical well-being of children and adolescents should be developed and supported.

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