COLLECTION NAME:
Graduate Thesis Collection
Record
Title:
Reading, Drawing, and Arithmetic: Using Comics to Teach Elementary Math
Creator:
Del Re, Adam
Subject:
Thesis (M.F.A.) -- Sequential Art
Subject:
Savannah College of Art and Design -- Department of Sequential Art
Rights:
Copyright is retained by the authors or artists of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Abstract:
This thesis focuses on establishing the efficiency of using comics as a teaching tool for elementary school math. It examines the ways in which image-text interdependency within a comic can improve student comprehension of a given topic, and how narrative and interactive elements affect the retention of information. This thesis also includes a comic book that teaches a math lesson. The comic functions as an interactive workbook told through a first person point-of-view, where the student becomes an active participant in both the story and the lesson. By framing a math lesson within a narrative, the student is more apt to pay attention, and retain the mathematical principles, as they are presented through text and visual aid simultaneously. By integrating practice problems as story elements, students are more likely to be invested in finding the correct answer, as the continuation of the story hinges on the student’s ability to solve the problems correctly.
Publisher:
Savannah, Georgia : Savannah College of Art and Design
Date:
2014-04
Format:
PDF : 53 p. : ill