Metka Kordigel Aberšek|Katja Košir
Comics as a Literary-Didactic Method and Their Use for Reducing Gender Differences in Reading Literacy at the Primary Level of Education
University of Maribor|University of Maribor
aim present study examine effect systematic use comics literarydidactic method reduce gender differences reading literacy reading motivation primary level education assumed use comics would positive effect pupils reading literacy reading motivation also reducingthe aforementioned differences boys girls dimensions reading literacy reading motivation examined experimental control groups intervention means questionnaires tests pupils sample consisted 143 pupils second fifth grade two slovenian primary schools rural environment 73 pupils participated experimental group 70 pupils represented control group effects use comics literarydidactic method found using comics literarydidactic method statistically significant effect pupils reading literacy reading motivation however fourway structureof research taking account age gender pupils considered subgroups showed statistically significant increase reading interest attitude towards reading reduction gender differences reading literacy reading motivation found based results guidelines research established suggestionsare offered teachers work