I divided my master's thesis into theoretical and research parts. The theoretical part covers the history of fairytales and cartoons, as well as their definition. Through the didactic aspect, I define the importance of reading and literature for students and children and highlight the role of school and parents in developing children's reading and cognitive abilities. At the same time, I also describe the impact of cartoons on children’s lack of imagination. Through my work, I also write about the adaptation of literature today due to the influence of modern media.
To determine the imaginary representations of children in the research work, I compare the illustrations (drawings) that children made after reading the literary work and after watching the cartoon. I compared the children's imaginary performances, analyzed the questionnaire, and looked for the differences in content that appear between the literary work in question and the visually supported narrative (cartoon).
The study involved 20 second-graders and 15 first-graders.
I found that, on average, second-graders read at home on their own every day while first-graders most often read more than once a week. Second-graders and first-graders watch cartoons on average every day. I also found that most liked the cartoon The swineherd more than the literary work.
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