Handeln in der Weltgesellschaft. Zum Umgang mit Handlungsaufforderungen im Unterricht zu Themen des Lernbereichs Globale Entwicklung

In dem Aufsatz werden ausgewählte Ergebnisse aus einem Projekt der qualitativ-empirischen Unterrichtsforschung berichtet, in dem Unterricht zu Themen des Lernbereichs Globale Entwicklung untersucht wurde. Der Fokus des Beitrags liegt auf der Frage, wie Schülerinnen und Schüler mit Handlungsaufforderungen umgehen, die in Lehr-Lernarrangements des Globalen Lernens kommuniziert werden. Beispielhaft werden die Interpretationen von Sequenzen aus dem Unterricht vorgestellt, in denen unterschiedliche Formen des Umgangs mit Handlungsaufforderungen rekonstruiert wurden: die Reflexion über das Nicht-Handeln und die Reflexion über Handlungsaufforderungen als politisches Thema. Dabei kann gezeigt werden, wie Wissen und Kompetenzen von Schülerinnen und Schülern in didaktisch unterschiedlich strukturierten Lehr-Lernarrangements angeeignet werden. (DIPF/Orig.)

Comics as a literary-didactic method and their use for reducing gender differences in reading literacy at the primary level of education

The aim of the present study was to examine the effect of the systematic use of comics as a literary-didactic method to reduce gender differences in reading literacy and reading motivation at the primary level of education. It was assumed that the use of comics would have a positive effect on pupils’ reading literacy and reading motivation, while also reducing the aforementioned differences between boys and girls. The dimensions of reading literacy and reading motivation were examined in experimental and control groups, before and after the intervention, by means of questionnaires and tests for pupils. The sample consisted of 143 pupils from second to fifth grade from two Slovenian primary schools in a rural environment, of which 73 pupils participated in the experimental group and 70 pupils represented the control group. Effects of the use of comics as a literary-didactic method were not found: using comics as a literary-didactic method did not have a statistically significant effect on pupils’ reading literacy and reading motivation. However, when the four-way structure of the research (taking into account the age and gender of the pupils) was considered, some subgroups showed a statistically significant increase in reading interest and attitude towards reading. No reduction of gender differences in reading literacy and reading motivation was found. Based on the results, guidelines for further research are established and suggestions are offered for teachers’ work. (DIPF/Orig.)