This study investigates how integrating marine science cartoon animations into elementary school curricula enhances students' ocean literacy. Employing a single-group pretest-posttest quasi-experimental design, the research involved 19 sixth-grade students with weekly experimental instruction sessions over one academic year. The comprehensive marine curriculum included marine science cartoon animations, hands-on activities, environmental education, and marine debris art projects. Research instruments, validated for reliability, comprised scales for marine science motivation and interest, an ocean literacy questionnaire, and a marine knowledge test. The study consisted of a pretest, an instructional intervention primarily using marine science cartoon animations, and a post-test. Results revealed significant improvements in students' marine knowledge and ocean literacy. Moreover, students' motivation and interest in marine science increased substantially. The cartoon animation-based instruction received high acceptance and satisfaction from students. These findings suggest incorporating marine science cartoon animations effectively enhances elementary students' ocean literacy and conceptual understanding. It is recommended that educational institutions adopt such engaging materials in marine environmental education while providing appropriate teacher training and resources. This approach offers a promising strategy for improving ocean literacy in elementary education, contributing valuable insights to marine science education.

Authors:
YaYin Liao, National Taipei University of Education, Taiwan
Huai-Tzu Hsin, National Taipei University of Education, Taiwan
ChengChieh Chang, National Taiwan Ocean University, Taiwan
Liang-Ting Tsai, National Taiwan Ocean University, Taiwan

About the Presenter(s)
Yayin Liao is currently a Ph.D. student in the Department of Science Education at National Taipei University of Education in Taiwan.

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