ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESULTS OF THE MANAGEMENT OF LEARNING THROUGH GAMES

Abstract

The purposes of this research were 1) to compare the achievements between the management of learning through games and traditional teaching methods, and 2) to study how games affected the students’ learning. The tools for data collection comprised lesson plans, an achievement test and a questionnaire. The statistical devices employed included a t-test analysis. The Samples were 64 students in Business Administration Program, Business School, Kalasin University.
The study found that the students’ achievement as a result of the management of learning through games was higher than that of traditional teaching methods at the statistically significant level of 0.01 (t=6.93, p=0.01). The post-test scores of the students learning by the traditional teaching methods averaged at 16.50. The average score of the students learning through games was 20.97. The overall result of the management of learning through games was at a high level (=4.32, S.D.=0.76), When considering the different contributions separately,  it was found that the aspect with the highest level was ‘positive attitude and active learning’  (=4.53, S.D.=0.72), followed by ‘interesting and enjoyable lessons’ (=4.41, S.D.=0.82) and ‘creativity and logic’ (=4.40, S.D.=0.75) respectively.