TOPIC: Impact of Different Cartoon Shows on the Academic Performance of Grade Seven Pupils

Cartoons: A cartoon is a form of two-dimensional illustrated visual art. While the specific definition has changed over time, modern usage refers to a typically non-realistic or semi-realistic drawing or painting intended forsatire, caricature, or humor, or to the artistic style of such works. An artist who creates cartoons is called a cartoonist.
The term originated in the Middle Ages and first described a preparatory drawing for a piece of art, such as a painting, fresco, tapestry, or stained glass window. In the 19th century, it came to refer to humorous illustrations in magazines and newspapers, and in the early 20th century and onward it referred to comic strips and animated films.

Author Unknown. Cartoons . Retrieved September 1, 2004, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartoon

Television Viewing has been found to affect the way children think about various occupations and their beliefs about how one should behave in order to succeed in life. Heavy viewers, for instance, are more likely to believe that self confidence is of great importance. They are also most likely to pay attention to the outward signs of social status and to agree with statements such as “You can tell how important a man is from the way he dressed.” In general, heavy viewers are more stereo typed in their thinking mas media refer more frequently to specific reasons why a person would behave in a particular way in a given situation (Macoby 1964).

Davison, P.W., Rovlar, J., Yu, F.T.C., (1997) Mass media (2nd Ed), p. 176-178&184.

We know a great deal about children’s television habits and the fare to which they are exposed(Barcus and Wolkin 1977; Howe 1977), but it is difficult to determine the extent to which their habits and their view of the world are shaped by this experience.