CURRENT STATUS OF USING STORIES, COMICS, AND CARTOONS IN TEACHING CHEMISTRY IN THE DIRECTION OF DEVELOPING STUDENTS’ CREATIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING COMPETENCE

Abstract

Education in Vietnam has entered a period of innovation towards developing learners' attributes and competencies. Finding measures to develop competence in general and creative problem-solving competence in particular for students in high schools is necessary in the current context. Stories, comics, and cartoons are entertaining products that can be used to convey learning content to students gently and engagingly. This article presents the content and method of surveying 1191 students and 122 teachers to clarify the current situation of using stories, comics, and cartoons in teaching chemistry in high schools. The survey results have shown that using these learning tools in teaching chemistry has practical significance, contributing to developing creative problem-solving competence and enhancing students' interest in learning chemistry in the current educational period.