DEVELOPMENT OF BURIRAM LOCAL WISDOM STORY SERIES TO PROMOTE EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING

Abstract

The primary objectives of this research were: 1) To develop and evaluate the efficiency of the Buriram Local Wisdom Storybook Set to Promote Early Childhood Learning based on the 75/75 criterion; 2) To compare the learning ability of preschool children before and after participating in storytelling activities using the Buriram Local Wisdom Storybook Set, 3) To compare preschool children’s post-learning abilities, after participating in storytelling activities with the Buriram Local Wisdom Storybook Set to Promote Early Childhood Learning, against the 75% benchmark; and 4) To investigate preschool children’s satisfaction with the Buriram Local Wisdom Storybook Set to Promote Early Childhood Learning. The research sample comprised 30 kindergarten level 3 students at the Demonstration School of Buriram Rajabhat University in the academic year 2024, selected through simple random sampling using a lottery method. The research instruments included: a quality assessment form of the Buriram Local Wisdom Storybook Set to Promote Early Childhood Learning, a learning ability test for preschool children, the storybook set itself, storytelling activity plans, and a satisfaction questionnaire. Data were analyzed using percentage, mean, standard deviation, and non-parametric statistics, specifically the Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test. The findings revealed that: 1) The storybook set was highly appropriate and demonstrated an efficiency of 79.17/83.00; 2) Preschool children’s learning abilities after instruction were significantly higher than before instruction at the .05 level; 3) Preschool children’s post-learning abilities exceeded the 75% benchmark; and 4) The overall satisfaction of preschool children toward the storybook set was at a high level.