Keogh (1999) observed the success of Concept Cartoons when researching groups of
students using this strategy. She found that students shifted their thoughts on the knowledge,
introduced new ideas, realigned their position and found justification to support their ideas.
Conflict was generated in the classroom, which was then investigated as students searched
to support an idea. When students agreed on an idea as being correct they then needed to
work to justify their position and move to develop a more acceptable scientific idea.
Although Keogh based her research on the discipline of Science it could be suggested that a
similar situation would exist for mathematics. For learning of mathematics using Concept
Cartoons, effective use of this strategy must be combined with correct mathematical
epistemology and sound teaching practice.