THE RESULTS OF USING GAMES ON MOBILE APPLICATION TO ENHANCE CRITICAL THINKING OF SECONDARY STUDENTS UNDER THE SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA OFFICE PHRANAKHON SI AYUTTHAYA

Abstract

This article primarily aims to study the results of using game on mobile applications to enhance critical thinking for secondary school students whereas the  secondary objectives are to 1) compare students' critical thinking before and after using the game on a mobile application, 2) compare the critical thinking of students with different genders and academic achievement levels after using the game on a mobile application, and 3) study students' satisfaction with the game on a mobile application. This research was quantitative research. The sample consisted of 131 secondary school students under the secondary educational service area office Phranakhon Si Ayutthaya, selected through multi-stage sampling. The instruments for collecting data in research were a critical thinking test and a student satisfaction assessment. The statistics used in data analysis included mean, standard deviation, t-test, and F-test. The research results were found as follows;

          1) After using the game on the mobile application to enhance critical thinking, secondary school students exhibited significantly higher critical thinking than before, with statistical significance at the .05 level.

          2) The results of the comparison of the difference in the average critical thinking scores of secondary school students with different genders and academic achievement levels. It was found that the critical thinking of male and female students was not different, and students with different levels of academic achievement had different critical thinking. Statistically significant at the level of .05

3) Students' satisfaction with the game on the mobile application to enhance critical thinking in all aspects was at a high level.