The Development of Learning Activities by Role Playing on Rules and Thai Etiquette for the Second Grade of Primary School

Abstract

This research aims to 1) develop role play learning activities on the topic of ‘Rules and Thai Etiquette’ to be effective according to the criteria of 80/80, 2) compare the learning outcomes between before and after participating in the role play learning activities for the second grade of primary school students, 3) compare the analytical thinking abilities before and after the learning activities, and 4) study the satisfaction of the second grade of primary school students towards the role play learning activities. The sample group in this research consists of 14 students in the second grade of primary school from Ban Nong Teun School, selected through cluster sampling technique. The research tools include 1) the plans for role play learning activities, 2) a test measuring learning outcomes, 3) a test measuring analytical thinking abilities, and 4) a satisfaction questionnaire. The statistical analysis involves percentages, averages, standard deviations, and t-test for dependent samples.

 The research findings are as follows: 1) the learning activities using role playing learning on ‘Rules and Thai Etiquette’ for the second grade of primary school students are effective, with an efficiency rating of 85.40/83.21, 2) the achievement scores of the students significantly increase after participating in the activities compared to before, at the significance level of .05, 3) students demonstrate the improvement of analytical thinking abilities after the activities at the significance level of .05, and 4) students satisfy with the role play learning activities, at the highest level of excellence overall.