The Effects of Using Animated Cartoons to Promote Knowledge and Prevention of Tooth Decay in Children on Little Bear with Tooth Decay

Abstract

This research aims to develop animated cartoons, promote knowledge and prevent tooth decay in children, to assess the quality of animated cartoons by experts, and to assess the satisfaction of the sample group towards animation to promote knowledge and prevent tooth decay in children. on little bear with tooth decay. The samples in this research used a simple sampling method, which randomized the samples group of 25 persons form primary school students grade 1-4.Wat Samakki Sutthawat School, Soi Charan Sanit Wong 85, Bang-Ao, Bangplad, Bangkok. The tools used in this research consisted of 1) cartoon animation. To promote and prevent tooth decay in children on the story of little bear with tooth decay that created by the researcher 2) cartoon animation quality assessment form and the satisfaction assessment form of the sample group towards cartoon animation. The statistics used in the research were mean () and standard deviation (S.D.).

         The results showed that the assessment results of the quality of the animation by experts on 3 aspects has overall average of 4.70, and the satisfaction assessment result of sample group on animations to promote knowledge and prevent tooth decay in children on 4 aspects has a very good average of 4.55.