Comics books and reading comprehension

Abstract

The main aim of the study was to determine the influence of Comics books on reading comprehension. The study was developed at Universidad Técnica de Ambato, in the PINE program to 1st semester in which 34 students were determined as the subject of study. A mixed-method was implemented and a quasi-experimental design was applied; thus, the class was divided into two groups, a control group and an experimental group. To determine the students' proficiency in reading comprehension and collect data, A2 key exam was applied as a pre and post-test. Additionally, a survey was applied to know students’ expectations about comic books and achieve conclusions. According to the results from the experimental group, they showed an increase in reading comprehension from 5,35 to 8,29 out of ten and the P-value was ,001 which was less than ,005. In the end, it was concluded that comics influenced positively reading comprehension. They help students to understand the stories and motivate them to read.