The Development of Creative Thinking Skills and Teamwork and Collaboration Using Creativity-Based Learning With Board Games for Grade 8 Students

Abstract

The objectives of this research are: 1) to assess the efficiency of board games in developing Grade 8 students’ creative thinking skills through creativity-based learning management, with a predefined efficiency criterion of 80/80; 2) to compare the creative thinking skills of Grade 8 students before and after engaging in creativity-based learning management together with board games; and 3) to develop teamwork and collaboration competency among Grade 8 students through creativity-based learning management with board games, aiming for 80 percent of students to achieve a competency level of 75 percent or higher. The sample groups used in this study were Grade 8 students from the academic year 2023 at Kaen Nakhon Wittayalai School, comprising 1 classroom with a total of 42 students. The sample was obtained through cluster random sampling, using the classroom as the unit for random selection. The tools used in the research included: 1) Creativity-based learning plans with board games designed for Grade 8 students, consisting of 5 plans totaling 12 hours of instruction; 2) Subjective pre-test and post-test to measure creative thinking skills, consisting of 10 questions; 3) Teamwork and collaboration competency assessment form, consisting of 15 items; 4) 5 sets of game boards.

The study’s results revealed the following:

1. The efficiency of board games for Grade 8 students using creativity-based learning management, together with board games, achieved a score of 85.70/81.4 according to the specified criteria.


2. A comparison of Grade 8 students’ creative thinking skills before and after engaging in learning with board games using creativity-based learning plans alongside board games showed significant improvement, with post-test scores higher than pre-test scores at a statistical significance level of .01.


3. The study’s findings regarding the development of teamwork and collaboration competency among Grade 8 students who studied using creativity-based learning plans with board games indicated that 100 percent of students exhibited teamwork performance of 91.22 percent or higher, surpassing the specified criteria.