Presented at the DLSU Research Congress 2014

De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines

March 6-8, 2014

2D DRAWING ANIMATION: IT'S EFFECT ON GRADE 10 STUDENTS'

LEARNING
RETENTION IN THE SUBJECT PEST CONTROL FARMING,

Aliyah Alexis Abdon1, Mariko Cayno 2, Dewayne Dumlao3, Sofia Delle Ruiz4, and Janine kyla Vargas,5
abdonaliyah@gmail.com, caynomariko13@gmail.com, swarthynoswarthy@gmail.com, 07hakunamatata@gmail.com, survivalkai@gmail.com

Abstract: In the recent years, 2D Animation has been widely used in education. Through 2D
animation, complicated topics are simplified. With it's moving graphics incorporated with
narrations and sounds, learners are able to easily understand the given topic due to the different
varieties it offers, as well as visualize various scenarios that are difficult to explain. Agriculture
has played a large part on filipinos every day lives, but some students lacks interest when it comes
to the subject agriculture. With Agriculture being DLSAU's specialty, the researchers decided to
incorporate the usage of 2D animation in student's learning retention, choosing the topic "Pest
Control Management" in the subject agriculture. To determine the effects of 2D animation in
teaching agriculture, the researchers created an animation, and have chosen all six sections from
Grade 10 as the participants. The sections were then divided into two: Experimental and Control
group. The experimental where taught using the 2D animation that the researchers have created,
while the control group was taught using the traditional method. After being taught the lesson,
students have taken a quiz and their scores were then computed and analyzed. According to the
results of this research, using animation enhances the student's learning retention. Since Animation
includes motion and sounds, students are able to understand the given topics successfully, and as a
result, it doesn't overload the learner's brain capacity.

Key Words: Pest Control; Animation; Retention; Pest; 2D Animation

1. INTRODUCTION Meaningful learning makes it easy to store both information

Background of the study
There is an indication that animation can contribute
a lot to students when it comes to simplifying complicated
topics, increasing rate of students’ achievements, and serving
as a motivation towards the subject. 2D Animation serves as
a multitasking tool, able to visualize moving and non-moving
graphics allowing to produce sounds, enabling the students to
learn in different varieties. They are made from a succession
of pictures, creating different movements and scenes. It can
also project digital maps and graphs to effortlessly
understand the concepts and breakdown of a certain topic.
Animation is the process of animating graphics in a certain
scenario and they should be regarded as alternative teaching
ways in order to visualize knowledge according to Pekdag, B.
(2010). 2D Animation is meant to use for educational
purposes, serving as a visual communication to students
considering that it incorporates narration and graphics.
and recall from memory. Presenting an instructional message
in words and pictures engages people in active learning by
making mental connections between pictorial and verbal
representations. Studies point to maintaining a balance in the
learner’s interaction and the illustration related activities.
Although as said by Jolly, S. (2003), too much stimulation
can hinder learning.
The researchers linked the subject to De La Salle
Araneta University’s specialty program, Agriculture. Thus,
analysts decided to choose a specific topic under Agriculture
which is Pest Control Farming. With that, the researchers
have come up with the idea to exert the field of arts with
teaching and learning, using it to spark and maintain the
student’s interest.
Significance of the Study
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This study would be significant in contributions Creswell (2003) believes that researches will find
towards the reinforcement of pest control farming, beneficial quantitative research challenging than expected, for
to agriculturalist towards assisting farmers with the they need to utilize strategies of inquiry. A few
production of goods, and the optimization and utilization of
examples of these are experiments, interviews, surveys,
agricultural operations. This study would also be beneficial
towards students, professors, and future researchers, which and collecting data that has something that deals with
would aid discussions towards related topics, as well as serve the researcher’s topics.
as a reference material for students undertaking agricultural
studies, and researchers who plans to pursue related study, In order to conduct this research, the researchers
precisely, the standard underlying the agricultural program. conducted an experiment and have gathered the results
Lastly, this research would be valuable towards the growth in order to acquire data, making it quantitative, falling
and development of agriculture in this country, wherein it into the sub category of experimental design. The
contributes as an enhancement in teaching related fields in variables can be measured, compared, and deliberated.
agriculture.
Along with this, the environment is controlled, in
which the researchers would be able to collect the data
Research Objectives which would serve as a basis whether the results will
The following are the researcher’s main objectives be able to support or reject the hypothesis, allowing the
in conducting this study: researchers to determine the cause and effect and
whether the given topic is effective on the target
1. To determine the effects of teaching through groups/s, in this way the data collection will be
the use of 2D animation towards the given compatible for the researcher’s topic—which is about,
topic. ‘2d Drawing Animation: It's Effect On Grade 10
2. To compare the effectivity of 2D animation Students' Learning Retention In The Subject
Pest Control Farming. ANIMATION
with the effectivity of the traditional teaching 20 20 20
method. 20 20 20
3. To determine whether 2D animation enhances 20 20 20
learning retention. The Sample
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Strata sampling is a sampling method
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Scope and Limitation which requires a certain population to be
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The scope of this study will be focusing on grade divided into smaller groups, given the nature
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10 students’ learning retention with the use of 2D and what would be the most befitting
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animation, with the topic, “Pest Control Management”. method, the researchers selected students
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6 sections from grade 10 participated in total, from Grade 10 in De La Salle Araneta
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containing all present students from the selected day of University through strata sampling.6
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data gathering. The population were divided; with 3 sections were divided into two, therefore
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sections being be the ‘experimental group’, wherein containing 3 sections on both the control
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students were taught through the use of animation, group and the experimental group.
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while the remaining 3 sections were selected as the 20 20 20
‘control group’, where the traditional teaching methods The Instrument 20 20 20
would be used. The total duration of the animation In acquiring the data, the 20 20 20
videos were 7 minutes on total, while thirty minutes researchers used a quiz sheet that would 20 20 20
were allotted for the control group. Once the operations serve as the basis result for the post-test 20 20 20
were conducted, both groups were given the test sheet taken and answered by two separate groups, 20 20 20
one controlled and one experimental, and 20 20 20
three animation videos created by the 20 20 20
researchers shown to the experimental 20 20 20
2. METHODOLOGY group. 20 20 20
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Data Collection Procedure 20 20 20
Research Design The researchers created an animation, showed to
The nature of this research is quantitative. In 20 20 20
the experimental group containing all students 20 20 20
2002, Aliaga and described the definition of
from 3 out of 6 sections in this study, and have 20 20 20
quantitative research. According to them, a quantitative
conducted a test once the operation was done, 20 20 20
research is gathering and analyzing numerical data that
while the remaining 3 sections were taught 20 20 20
can solve the given topic of the researchers. The
researchers would use mathematical methods in through the traditional teaching method, after the 20 20 20
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resolving the topic an answer. In addition to that,
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lesson, a post-test was given and the results were then to be
computed and analyzed.
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(p=0.000000000159). If p<α, then the difference between means
is statistically significant.

3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Therefore, 1.59E-10<0.05 there’s a significant difference

between the group that exercised (m=19.413; SD=1.637)
and the group with no exercise (m=17.194; SD=3.106).
After the researchers executed the experiment to
Thus the researchers conclude, there’s an evidence exist
Grade 10 students of DLSAU BED, the results from the 6
that animation is an effective traditional method to
sections are gathered. As you can see from Table 1 116
student’s learning retention.
students had undergone through animation, with a total score
of 2,252 , while there are 103 participants in traditional
teaching, with a total score of 1,771. To find out the
significant difference, the researchers used t-test, assuming 4. CONCLUSIONS
equal variances to compare the means.
The effectivity of 2D Drawing Animation on Grade
10 students learning retention. Animation, particularly is a
form of art that helps people to visualize easily and can also
Table 1. Scores of the students, traditional and animation serve as a multitasking tool, able to visualize moving and
non-moving graphics allowing to produce sounds, enabling
TRADITIONAL the students to learn in different varieties. It’s meant to use
20 20 20 for educational purposes, serving as a visual communication
to students considering that it incorporates narration and
20 20 20 graphics. Meaningful learning makes it easy to store both
20 20 19 information and recall from memory. Although as said by
20 20 19 Figure 1. t-Test: Two-Sample Jolly, S. (2003), too much stimulation can hinder learning.
20 20 19 Assuming Equal Variances. It’s an active process of filtering, selecting, organizing, and
20 20 18 integrating information based upon prior knowledge and
human brains cannot hold a pile of information
20 20 18 The t-Test: Two-Sample
simultaneously. The goal is not to overload the learner's brain
20 20 18 Assuming Equal Variances is capacity in order to hold important data, reducing
20 20 18 what the researchers used to see unnecessary information makes learning more effective. With
20 20 18 which teaching is more the data provided, it seems that the effectiveness of animation
20 20 17 effective. on students is good and has a high chance on enhancing the
learning retention. Therefore, 2D animation is capable of
20 20 17 enhancing the learning
t-Test: Two-Sample Assuming Equal Variances
20 20 16 retention of the students. The
20 20 16 researchers suggests
ANIMATION TRADITIONAL implementing the usage of
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Mean 19.4137931 17.19417476 2D animation in teaching
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Variance 2.67946027 9.648201028 agriculture, for it makes it
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Observations 116 103 easier for learners to
19 19 16 understand and visualize
Pooled Variance 5.955089566
18 18 16 complicated topics. The
Hypothesized Mean Difference 0
18 18 15 limitation the researchers
df 217 encountered was that students
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t Stat 6.718304849 find it difficult to match the
18 18 14 video’s speed when taking
P(T<=t) one-tail 7.96021E-11
18 18 14 notes, however, it could be
t Critical one-tail 1.651905861
18 18 14 solved by playing the video
P(T<=t) two-tail 1.59E-10
18 18 14 more than once, as well as
t Critical two-tail 1.970956301 providing them a written
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copy afterwards.
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15 16 11 With α = 0.05 standard
deviation, the mean of the
5. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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14 15 animation group is 19.413, while
17.194 in traditional group, then Please acknowledge funding sources,
14 15 collaborators or anyone who has helped in the completion
14 15 the p-value is 1.59E-10
paper at the end of the text.
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