THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN EDUCATIONAL BOARD GAME BASED ON THE PROBLEM-SOLVING METHOD WITH THINK-PAIR-SHARE TO ENHANCE PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS AND ATTITUDES TOWARDS LEARNING PHYSICS FOR MATTHAYOMSUKSA 4 STUDENTS

Abstract

The purposes of this study were 1) to develop the educational board game with quality and efficiency according to the 80/80 criteria, 2) to study and compare problem-solving skills before and after using the educational board game, 3) to study and compare the learning achievements of students before and after using the educational board game, 4) to study the students’ attitude towards playing the educational board game, 5) to investigate the students’ satisfaction towards the educational board game. The sample consisted of 30 Matthayomsuksa 4/1 students at Chumpholphonphisai School selected by purposive sampling. The research instruments were the educational board game, the quality assessment form of the educational board game, a problem-solving skills test, a learning achievement test, a students’ attitude questionnaire and a students’ satisfaction questionnaire. The percentage, mean, standard deviation, efficiency values (E1/E2) and t-test for Dependent Samples were used for data analysis.

The findings of this research were as follows: 1) The quality of the educational board game in terms of content quality, the average was 4.69, which was the highest level. In terms of innovation and technology, the average was 4.64, which was the highest level. The efficiency of educational board game was 89.28/88.00. 2) The result of the development of students' problem-solving skills using educational board games was higher than before studying, which was significantly different at the .05 level. 3) The learning achievement of students after using the educational board game was higher than before studying, which was significantly different at the .05 level. 4) The students' attitude towards playing the educational board game was at the highest level, with an overall average of 4.69. and 5) The students’ satisfaction towards the educational board game was at the highest level, with an overall average of 4.76.