Abstract
CONCEPT CARTOONS AS A TEACHING TOOL IN SOCIAL STUDIES
According to constructivist approach, students are supposed to be active in the construction process of their knowledge and therefore the use of visual tools which provide students to participate in learning process and to help them learn in a more concrete way to learn meaningful by creating a discussion environment is of great importance. One of the so-called tools is concept cartoons. Concept cartoons are defined as illustrating expressions of a discussion of three or more characters. In this discussion, each character defends a different thought. One of the ideas presented in the discussion represents thinking style accepted as a scientific truth, and the others represent thinking styles scientifically not true but, formed by the students according to their own understanding. These ways of thinking are also assumed as misconceptions by scientists. Naylor and McMurdo are the people who designed and used concept cartoons first. In this study, some examples developed by researchers about using concept cartoons as a teaching aid will be given and suggestions will be provided. Therefore, the study is based on the survey method.
Keywords
Concept cartoons, social studies, teaching tool
