The Effects of Educational Program using Learning Cartoons in Environmental Health Knowledge and Practice Will of Elementary School Students

학습 만화를 활용한 환경 수업이 초등학생의 환경 건강 지식 및 실천 의지에 미치는 영향

The purpose of this study was to develop the educational program using learning cartoons for the environmental health and to examine the educational potentials of it. The subjects were 4th grade students of an elementary school in Gyeonggi province. The topics of environmental health learning program were obesity, atopicallergy, VDT syndrome, sick house syndrome and eco-friendly living supplies. The environmental health knowledge of the experimental group was significantly higher than that of the control group(p<.01). Especially, the topics of VDT syndrome and sick house syndrome were effective(p<.01). Girls' environmental health knowledge about VDT syndrome was higher than that of boys(p<.05). The environmental health practice will of the experimental group was significantly higher than that of the control group(p<.01). The students of experimental group have significant higher practice will about VDT syndrome and sick house syndrome. Girls' environmental health practice will about obesity and eco-friendly living supplies were higher than boys' will. The results showed that the learning program using learning cartoons have effective educational potentials in the environmental health education.