Development of the learning activity packages of table tennis skills using cooperative learning (TGT Technique) for the seventh graders students.

Abstract

The objectives of this research were to: 1) develop the efficiency of learning activity packages of table tennis skills based on Cooperative learning (TGT technique) with the required efficiency of 80/80; 2) compare the achievement of students’ ability before and after; 3) study the students’ satisfaction toward the table tennis learning package. The sample group was the seventh grade students from Jumjungpalangraj School, Kalasin Provincial Administrative Organization. The research instruments were 7 sets of learning activities, 12 lesson plans, the achievement test (30 items of multiple choices, with the difficulty (P) between 0.43-0.75, the discrimination (r) between 0.33-0.73 and the reliability value 0.81), and the students’ satisfaction questionnaire (20 questions, rating scales of 5, the discrimination (r_xy) between 0.42-0.84 and the reliability value 0.86. Statistics comprised mean scores (  ), standard deviation (S.D.), percentage (%), t-test dependent and content analysis). The result of this research were as follows: 1) the efficiency of learning activity packages using cooperative learning (TGT Technique) had the efficiency value of 87.01/86.15, the effectiveness index was 0.7643; 2) students’ post-test scores were significantly higher than the pre-test scores at .01 level; 3) students’ satisfaction on instructional activities was in “the highest” level; 4) student’s satisfaction toward learning activities was at a high level.