Local Animated Cartoon As A Determinant Of Preprimary School Social Skill Acquisition In Kwara-South, Nigeria
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2024
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International Journal of Academic Pedagogical Research (IJAPR) ISSN: 2643-9123 Vol. 8 Issue 6 June - 2024, Pages: 205-209
Abstract
Social skill deficits which led to children behavioural challenges in school, low self- esteem, and isolation from peers often
stemming from insufficiently imparted skill during their early developmental stage. This might be as a result of inappropriate use of
teaching methods by the teachers. It is against this background, that this study was conducted to investigate local animated cartoon
as a determinant of preprimary school children social skill acquisition in Kwara-south, Nigeria. This study adopted quasi
experimental research design with pre-test, post-test, and non-equivalent control group. Purposive sampling technique was used to
select four pre-primary schools because of certain characteristics (Public and Private) which are relevant to the conduct of this
study. The school were stratified into public and private from each stratum simple random sampling technique was used to select
two public schools and two private schools with total number of 113 participants. Children’s Social Skill Rating Scales (CSSRS)
was used to obtain pretest and posttest scores. The instrument was validated by three lecturers in the department of Early Childhood
and primary Education. Items therein were established using inter-rater method of reliability. Therefore, the Pearson Product
Moment Correlation (PPMC) was used to establish the reliability coefficient of the instruments at 0.74. Data gathered was analysed
using Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA). All the hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. It was revealed that There
was a significant effect of local animated cartoon as a determinant of preprimary school social skill acquisition (F (1; 276) = 14.578,
P< 0.05. It was concluded that, local animated cartoons are effective in enhancing children's social skill acquisition surpassing
traditional instructional methods. It was suggested among other that the effectiveness of local animated cartoons in enhancing the
acquisition of social skills has been established. Consequently, teachers should be educated on the efficacy of using local animated
cartoons as a teaching tool for pre-primary school children through well-organised seminars and workshops.
Keywords: Local animated cartoon, school-type and social skill