THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SIMULATION GAME FOR NON-DESTRUCTIVE AIRCRAFT TESTING

Abstract

The purposes of this study were to 1) Design and develop a non-destructive aircraft testing simulation game, and 2) Compare the students' learning achievement before and after learning from the simulation game. This research employed a Research and Development (R&D) methodology divided into 3 phases: Phase 1: reviewing literature related, Phase 2: designing and developing a 2D simulation game using Unity 3D, and Phase 3: experimenting and evaluating the results of the game with first-year students in the Ground Mechanic Program at Civil Aviation Training Center in the academic year 2023, who enrolled in the course 610407 Aircraft Maintenance Practices Theory for B1. A purposive sample of 38 students participated. The research instruments included: 1) The non-destructive aircraft testing simulation game, 2) A learning achievement test on non-destructive aircraft testing content, 3) An evaluation form for assessing the appropriateness of the simulation game, and 4) A student satisfaction questionnaire regarding the use of the simulation game. The statistics utilized and data analysis include frequency, mean, standard deviation, percentage, and the Paired Samples t-test at the 0.05 significance level. The results of the research were as follows: 1) The evaluation of the game conducted by experts in educational, the game was rated at the highest level of appropriateness ( = 4.63), and 2) The students post-test scores ( = 16.63) were significantly higher than their pre-test scores ( = 8.11) with statistical significance at the 0.05 level (df = 37, t = 31.74), indicating substantial improvement. Moreover, students reported high satisfaction with the simulation game ( = 4.24). The results indicate that the developed simulation game can be an effective instructional tool for enhancing learning achievement and fostering student satisfaction in non-destructive aircraft testing.