Implementing comics as a strategy to develop writing skill in ninth-grade students at “Guapan” high school

Abstract

Comics are an innovative tool and technique that many educators around the world are using nowadays. In the study of improving writing on students of this new generation, comics appears to be a new idea’s generator by using pupils’ imagination and creativity. This study emphasizes on the benefits and struggles that not only teachers but students can face when applying comics in the classroom. In addition, this study wanted to develop students’ writing skills and a little of creativity through comics. This classroom-based action research study employs quantitative methods of data collection. This study was a quasiexperimental through a pre-test and post-test design, where rubrics helped to determine the significance of it. The target population for this research was ninthgrade at “Guapan” High School with 22 participants. The results showed that comics improve writing skills and at some point, creativity. Consequently, it can be concluded that comics have an effective impact in improving writing skills of secondary school students