Comics to Learn Characters of Care and Responsibility in Children

Abstract

This research was aim to know whether comics can be a media to facilitate children to learn characters. The respondents of this research were 76 children at age 9-12 in Condongcatur Primary School Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Results of the research showed that 98% of children had read comic and 94% liked to read comic. Many children like comics with stories about hero, friendship, family and etc. Comics are the children’s favorite reading because they are simple and interesting to read. Comic stories containing moral and social values can shape the child's character. Through the comic the child feels a detailed storyline and can understand the message more clearly. Finally by comics, learning strategies can be developed through knowing, acting, and habits. The conclusion emphasizes that there is a need to develop comic learning media to learn character of care and responsibility in children. Keywords—comic learning, character, care,