Learning from comics versus non-comics material in education: Systematic review and meta-analysisuse asterix (*) to get italics

Marianna Pagkratidou, Neil Cohn, Phivos Phylactou, Marietta Papadatou-Pastou, Gavin DuffyPlease use the format "First name initials family name" as in "Marie S. Curie, Niels H. D. Bohr, Albert Einstein, John R. R. Tolkien, Donna T. Strickland"

2023

<p>The past decades have seen a growing use of comics (i.e., sequential presentation of images and/or text) educational material. However, there are inconsistent reports regarding their effectiveness. In this study, we aim to systematically review empirical studies that have investigated the use of comics in education; and to quantitatively explore these effects using a meta-analysis. To do so, we will search PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science for studies employing an experimental design that uses comics education material compared to non-comics education material in general population samples. We hypothesize that if learning via comics operates in the same way as learning via non-comics material (e.g., text or video), then, comics and non-comics will have the same impact on learning; however, if the combination of text and images confers greater communicability beyond learning via non-comics, then we hypothesize that comics will have a greater impact on learning. Our findings will not only shed light on whether comics are equally or more effective education material than texts, but also on the conditions in which comics can foster learning.</p>

comics cognition, visual language, visual language fluency, spatial cognition, STEM learning

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Social sciences

Adrien Fillon suggested: Dear Editor and Authors, , Adrien Fillon suggested: In the first round, I focused on the specific area of meta-analysis methodology, and I mostly had minor suggestions to improve the quality of the methods. Authors have fixed all the points I mentioned, and I don't see any more potential problems in conducting a meta-analysis. I appreciate the argument concerning the publication bias tests, and the providing of an OSF repository. , Adrien Fillon suggested: I wish the authors the best in conducting the meta-analysis. , Adrien Fillon suggested: Adrien Fillon No need for them to be recommenders of PCI Registered Reports. Please do not suggest reviewers for whom there might be a conflict of interest. Reviewers are not allowed to review preprints written by close colleagues (with whom they have published in the last four years, with whom they have received joint funding in the last four years, or with whom they are currently writing a manuscript, or submitting a grant proposal), or by family members, friends, or anyone for whom bias might affect the nature of the review - see the code of conduct

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