3. Methodology
The research is conducted by employing qualitative research method. Interviews are used to identify students' understanding and interpretation in historical facts through the use of comic strips.
According to Creswell (2009), this type of research is called Practical Action Research – "seek to enhance the practice of education through the systematic study of a local problem". Procedures of action research can be explained using Creswell steps as eight detailed process steps which are as below:
● Step 1: Determine if action research is the best design to use.
● Step 2: Identify a problem to study.
● Step 3: Locate resources to help address the problem.
● Step 4: Identify information to be needed.
● Step 5: Implement the
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Students were given instructional sheet (see appendix 2) regarding the creation of comic strip. Rubric was prepared to assess their productivity in the project (see appendix 3). At the end of the lesson period, selected students participated in short interview. The following interview questions are adopted from Tan, Lim and Goh (2012) research paper and Palacios and Gonzáles (2002):
Tell me whether or not you all liked the project, whether you like making comic, and whether you had a good time doing
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Do you think comic can improve your critical thinking?
Do you think that comic can enhance your understanding in historical studies?
What are your difficulties when making comic?
In addition, students were also asked to give feedback on how the project could be improved for the next cycle.
Setting and Participants The aim of this research is to identify students' understanding of historical facts by interpreting it through comic strips. This research was carried out in one of the all-female school in the country; students from Year 9 (average age 14.5 years) were invited to be part of the study. The participants were required to attend history classes as stated in their schedule during the school hours. The students were coming from various socio-economic backgrounds with mixed ability in learning area; however it was important to mention that one of the students was physically challenged. Her participation was appreciated and considered part of the research studies. A total of 24 students from the same class were selected and these students took history and art subject as part of their ‘O' level examination
School is madness for student! Like all of us as kids, Jimmy was just trying to make it through high school. But little did he know that a great quantity of things were soon to change very quickly for him in many different ways. He did not know at the time, but soon enough he would be making comics for his hometown and meeting new friends along the way. Some ups and down are soon to come but as you get to know Jimmy, you will soon understand it may have happened to just the right person.
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This detailed design should be easily converted to programming logic. It is at this stage the technology specifications for implementing the solution, logical structure of the application, design of WebPages, database designs etc are finalized. Test plans and test cases for the application are devised at this stage. Implementation phase – 5 weeks This stage involves implementing the design documentation using the technologies and platforms decided .For
Cut-off date 27 February. Part1: Essay. ‘Evaluate the contribution of a qualitative approach to research on friendship’. Part2: DE100 project report – Method.
Budget for future contingencies. 8. Employ experts to review the strategy and work plan. 9. Prepare for completion, other legal formalities, and appraisals.
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