Using comic strips adapted from fables to enhance reading comprehension and vocabulary in context.

Gordo Chavarro, Jhon Jairo

Using comic strips adapted from fables to enhance reading comprehension and vocabulary in context.

dc.contributor.advisor	Amórtegui González, Oscar Ricardo	spa
dc.contributor.author	Gordo Chavarro, Jhon Jairo	spa
dc.coverage.spatial	Bogotá,Colombia
dc.date.accessioned	2026-02-09T21:11:27Z
dc.date.available	2026-02-09T21:11:27Z
dc.date.issued	2025
dc.description.abstract	Esta investigación tuvo como objetivo mejorar la comprensión lectora y el vocabulario en contexto mediante el uso de tiras cómicas adaptadas a fábulas en alumnas de sexto grado del Liceo Femenino Mercedes Nariño. El estudio es una investigación cualitativa basada en los principios de la investigación-acción. Los datos recopilados se analizan mediante el método de triangulación que surgió de las notas de campo, los artefactos y un cuestionario, y el estudio se dividió en tres ciclos. Los resultados revelaron mejoras en la comprensión lectora y el vocabulario.	spa
dc.description.abstractenglish	This research aimed to enhance reading comprehension and vocabulary in context using comic strips adapted from fables in sixth graders at Liceo Femenino Mercedes Nariño school. The study is qualitative research under the principles of action research. Data collected was analyzed under the method of triangulation that emerged from field notes, artifacts and a questionnaire and the study was divided into three cycles. The results revealed improvements in reading comprehension and vocabulary.	eng
dc.description.degreelevel	Pregrado	spa
dc.description.degreename	Licenciado en Español e Inglés	spa
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dc.identifier.instname	instname:Universidad Pedagógica Nacional	spa
dc.identifier.reponame	reponame: Repositorio Institucional UPN	spa
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dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	Universidad Pedagógica Nacional	spa
dc.publisher.faculty	Facultad de Humanidades	spa
dc.publisher.program	Licenciatura en Español e Inglés	spa
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dc.subject	Tiras cómicas	spa
dc.subject	Fábulas	spa
dc.subject	Comprensión lectora	spa
dc.subject	Vocabulario en contexto	spa
dc.subject	Alfabetización visual	spa
dc.subject.keywords	Comic strips	eng
dc.subject.keywords	Fables	eng
dc.subject.keywords	Reading comprehension	eng
dc.subject.keywords	Vocabulary in context	eng
dc.subject.keywords	Visual literacy	eng
dc.title	Using comic strips adapted from fables to enhance reading comprehension and vocabulary in context.	eng
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