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Contrary to traditional methods, the use of age-appropriate and interesting materials in teaching national history and gaining citizenship awareness enriches teaching. International literature shows that the use of educational comics can be used as an effective material in teaching history and transferring citizenship. On the other hand, research on the use of educational comics in teaching national history and citizenship education in social studies courses in Turkey is quite limited. The aim of this study is to prepare the digital comics book of Captain Pilot Cengiz Topel, the first air warfare martyr in the history of the Republic of Turkey. WEB 2.0 Pixton was used in the preparation of the digital comics book. The scenario of the digital comics book "A Star Fell on Cyprus" addresses the events of the Cyprus resistance, Bloody Christmas Night, Turkey's help for the Turkish Cypriots, Martry Captain Pilot Cengiz Topel's capture and the martyrdom of Greeks. In the process of writing the scenario of the comics book, real events, places, and people were used, and expert opinion was obtained. It is expected that the digital comic book "A Star Fell on Cyprus" will contribute to Social Studies education in terms of raising awareness about the Cyprus İssue, introducing important people and heroes in Turkish history, creating national identity, and raising national awareness, analyzing the political, social, and cultural relations of our country with the Turkish Republics, as well as gaining national and universal values such as patriotism, justice, peace, and freedom. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Comics have been used as an alternative tool to improve student learning outcomes during the pandemic, but not yet for junior high school science learning. The study aims to explore the impact of digital comics in online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic on students' cognitive learning outcomes (CLO). A quasi-experimental research design was used in the study. A total of 42 eighth-grade students participated in the current study. They were randomly assigned to two conditions. The first condition was online learning assisted by digital comic media. The second condition was non-comic online learning. A multiple-choice test developed by the researchers was used to measure students' CLO. Although the number of participants is limited, an independent samples t-test was used to analyze the data because the data was normally distributed. The results show that students' CLO differs significantly between comic and non-comic assisted online learning in favor of comic assisted online learning conditions. The possible reasons behind the findings were discussed. As a conclusion, several suggestions for researchers and teachers were offered. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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