THE DEVELOPMENT OF LEARNING GAME ACTIVITIES TO ENHANCE THE ABILITY TO USE SCIENTIFIC EQUIPMENT FOR PRATHOMSUKSA 6 STUDENTS UNDER THE OFFICE OF PRIVATE EDUCATION IN YAN TA KHAO DISTRICT OF TRANG PROVINCE

Abstract

The objectives of this article were to compare the proficiency in using scientific equipment of students before and after learning with the learning game activity and to study the students' satisfaction with managing science learning. It is experimental research. There were 32 Primary 6 students, Semester 2, Academic Year 2024, selected from Amphawan Witthaya School, Yantakhao District, Trang Province's population and simple multi-stage sampling methodology. The research instruments, such as the learning management plan for developing learning game activities to promote the proficiency to use scientific equipment, consisted of learning management plans,
a proficiency test of using scientific equipment, and a satisfaction measurement form. Percentage, mean, standard deviation, and T-test dependent were used to analyze statistics and data. The results revealed that 1) Students who used 3 games developed by the researcher for learning activities were Science: Speed Game is a game of caution and first aid. Guess the game correctly is a scientific equipment game and Guess the Word Game is a game about maintenance. There was a statistically significant difference in the proficiency to use scientific equipment after studying at the .01 level, and 2) The satisfaction of students the science learning management had the highest mean score when considering each item. Students were satisfied at the highest level in 3 levels, ranked from most to least, as follows: using game activities to help students remember more information, clear and easy-to-understand instructions, and game activities to create fun during studying, respectively.