Peer-reviewed article
Influence of Animation on Pre-Nursery School Children Learning Outcome in Osun State
Chinedu I. O. Okeke, Olugbenga Timothy Ajadi ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001This study examined what types of animation resources are available in pre-nursery schools in Osun State, Nigeria, and how animation affects young children's learning. Researchers surveyed 180 teachers across private primary schools using a questionnaire. The study found that indigenous animations are available in these schools, but media and computer animations are not. The authors recommend that children be guided toward educational animated content rather than violent cartoons, and that indigenous animation be integrated into pre-nursery programs.
Key points
- Indigenous animations are available in pre-nursery schools in Osun State, while media and computer animations are not
- The study recommends children be exposed to instructive animated cartoons rather than violent ones
- Integrating indigenous animation into pre-nursery school programs is recommended for educators and schools
- Animations have increasingly replaced traditional storytelling as a form of entertainment and bonding for children
Limitations
The study reports what teachers say is available and their views on animation's influence, but does not measure actual learning outcomes or directly observe children's learning. The document does not provide specific quantitative results on the relationship between animation exposure and learning performance.
Abstract
The primary form of entertainment of children in the 20th century was telling stories, and many grandparents and parents managed to form bonds with the kids via this storytelling. However, animations have supplanted the custom of telling stories. Hence, this study investigated the types of animation resources available for teaching and influence of animation resources on learning outcome of pre-nursery school children in Osun State. The study's population comprised 7,393 teachers employed in private primary school across the 30 Local Government Areas and one Area Council of Osun State. The study sampled 180 respondents across the private primary schools across the three senatorial districts of the state. Questionnaire titled Animation and Pre-Nursery Children Learning Outcome Questionnaire (APNCLOQ) with reliability co-efficient of 0.93 was used to elicit responses from respondents. The study provided answers and tests for one research question and one hypothesis. The study found indigenous animations to be available while media and computer animations are not available in pre-nursery schools in Osun State. The study concluded that children should be exposed to, and guided to watch instructive animated cartoons rather than violent ones. Integrating indigenous animation into pre-nursery school programs is recommended for both educators and schools is recommended.
Findings the Hub has extracted
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- Intervention
- Exposure to animation resources, including indigenous animations, for teaching and learning
- Population
- Pre-nursery school children in Osun State, Nigeria (assessed through 180 teachers from private primary schools)
Key finding
Indigenous animations are available in pre-nursery schools in Osun State
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