Developing on Academic Achievement in Chinese Modern History Course Using Integrated Learning Activities for First-Year College Students

Yunmin Cui; Thanyaluck  Khechornphak

doi:10.60027/ijsasr.2024.4569

Authors

Yunmin Cui Master of Education (Program Curriculum and Instruction) Maha Sarakham Rajabhat University, Thailand https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7263-0441
Thanyaluck Khechornphak Faculty of Education (Program Curriculum and Instruction) Maha Sarakham Rajabhat University, Thailand https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0562-5002

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.60027/ijsasr.2024.4569

Keywords:

Integrated Learning; , Participation; , Learning Achievements

Abstract

Background and Aims: The purposes of this study were 1) To develop integrated learning activities in a modern Chinese history course with an efficiency the 75/75 and 2) To compare learning achievement in a modern Chinese history course with pre-test and post-test scores of students who learned using the integrated learning activities of students and 3) To study the students’ satisfaction toward the integrated learning activities in a modern Chinese history course.

Materials and Methods: The sample group is 40 students in the first semester of 2023. Research tools are used in lesson plans, learning achievement tests, and satisfaction questionnaires. In data analysis including percentages, means, standard deviations, and paired t-tests

Results: The results of the research found that: The Results of this study shows differences in the development of academic achievement. After using integrated learning activities in the modern Chinese history curriculum in studying modern Chinese history courses which the researcher discussed the results of data analysis in the research are as follows: 1) The Integrated learning activities have an efficiency value of 78.80/76.20, which is as specified by the researcher (2) The Integrated Learning activities that was a significantly higher learning achievement after studying than before studying at the .05 level. And (3) Students who studied using Integrated learning activities overall satisfaction was at a high level.

Conclusion: The epidemic of opium has brought grave disasters to the Chinese nation. At the end of 1838, Emperor Daoguang sent Lin Zexu, who was a strong advocate of smoking prohibition, as imperial minister and lived in Guangdong to suppress opium.

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