Development of a Virtual Local Museum: The Case Study of Learning Center for Traditional Local Fabrics Hand-woven by Lao Ethnicities Of Chee and Khrang in Suphanburi Province

Abstract

The study aims to analyze, design and develop a virtual local museum of Handwoven Textile Learning Center in Suphanburi. The textile is an indigenous knowledge of ancient Chee and Krung Laos who had migrated to Suphanburi, Thailand, for decades. Furthermore, it aims to evaluate on an accuracy of the virtual local museum’s content. It also aims to evaluate on a gratification of the virtual museum’s usability and an efficiency of instructional media affecting on learning. It uses a purposive sampling by selecting a sample group of 12 students from Wat Pa Sakae School and 24 students from Bokru Witthaya School. They represent someone who can use the school’s information system. The research tool consists of 360-degree images support program (Megavisor) and Evaluation Form. All data is collected from a documentary research, field research, In-depth interviewing and observation. Then, it is developed to a virtual local museum by using php, html and javascript and finally tested by the sample groups. Afterward, all data was a statistic analyzed as Mean, Standard Deviation and T-Test Dependent.

The result finds that the virtual local museum had 5 sections; Community Context, History of Chee and Krung Laos, Textile Weaving, Handwoven Usage and Dyeing. The result of evaluation on the content accuracy shows that it had a quality of content as average as 4.42 which was at a good level. It also has a quality of design as average as 4.14 which was at a good level. The result of evaluation on the usability’s gratification is as average as 4.30 or an excellent level. The result of efficiency evaluation on the instructional media from Post-test is as average as 17.75. It is better than the Pre-test score which is as average as 9.67.