THE USE OF CARTOON ANIMATION IN LEARNING TAMIL LANGUAGE FACT ESSAY WRITING

This study was conducted to identify the effects of using cartoon animation in learning and writing factual essays in Tamil for year four students. This study focuses on year four students. This study uses a mixed method, which is quantitative and qualitative to achieve three specific objectives. This study uses quasi-experimental methods and score analysis. The samples of this study consisted of 64 year four students in one of the schools in Seremban District, Negeri Sembilan. Control group consists of 31 students, while the students of the treatment group are 33 students. The researcher together with a teacher was selected as a sample for the assessment. The description of this research data is divided into two, namely, descriptive and inferential analysis. The data description in the quantitative research method is by using mean and standard deviation. As for qualitative method, it is explained thematically, which is based on essay scoring criteria. The findings of the quasi-experimental study showed that there was a significant difference between the pre-test and the post-test of tamil factual essay writing. The findings of the study were obtained from descriptive analysis. The implications of this study is that student’s factual essay writing has increased in terms of the achievement and quality based on Part B scoring Criteria of the Malaysian examinations Board. This clearly demonstrates that the cartoon animation greatly assist students in improving the achievement and quality of factual essay writing. This study is expected to assist in the development of techniques for all the topics in Tamil Language subject. Hence, it is proposed that the ministry of education adopt this technique based on the cartoon animation approach in the teaching and learning of factual writing in primary schools.