Development of an Educational Game “Investigating and Seeking Knowledge about the Origin of Sang Thong” to promote the skill of summarizing Thai Literature “Sang Thong” for 5th Primary, Watsatthaphirom School, Sing Buri Province

Abstract

This research aimed to 1) Develop an educational game titled “Investigating and Seeking Knowledge about the Origin of Sang Thong” to encourage the skill of summarizing Thai literature “Sang Thong,” and 2) Compare the skill of summarizing Thai literature “Sang Thong” before and after using “Investigating and Seeking Knowledge about the Origin of Sang Thong” educational game to support the skill of summarizing Thai literature “Sang Thong.”  Regarding to population and target group, the target group was 9 experts from purposive sampling, in contrast, the population included students under the 5^th primary of Watsatthaphirom School, Sing Buri Province enrolled in 1^st semester of the academic year 2023.  Research instruments included the “Investigating and Seeking Knowledge about the Origin of Sang Thong” educational game, a learning plan of “Sang Thong,” a summary of Thai literature, and a skill assessment of summarizing Thai literature. Statistics applied were content validity, efficiency (E₁/E₂), average, and difference (D).

          The Research results were as follows: 1) Overall, the educational game “Investigating and Seeking Knowledge about the Origin of Sang Thong” gained a content validity of 4.69 leading to a level of high quality. Learning management of “Sang Thong,” summary of Thai literature before and after studying with the educational game namely “Investigating and Seeking Knowledge about the Origin of Sang Thong” had the efficiency (E₁/E₂) of 85.14/81.60 which met the criteria of 80/80. 2) In general, students under the 5^th primary gained the skill of summarizing Thai literature “Sang Thong,” and the score after studying was higher than before studying with a difference (D) of +5.91.