THE EFFECTS OF COMPARING STILL IMAGE AND MOTION GRAPHIC PRESENTATIONS ON ENHANCING THE DIGITAL COMPETENCE OF BACHELOR OF EDUCATION STUDENTS AT SURINDRA RAJABHAT UNIVERSITY

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to compare the learning outcomes in digital competency between first-year students in the Bachelor of Education Program in Mathematics at Surin Rajabhat University who are presented with information in the form of static images versus those who receive information in the form of animated visuals. This research is an experimental study. The sample group consists of 60 first-year students enrolled in the Bachelor of Education Program in Mathematics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Surin Rajabhat University. The sample is divided into two experimental groups: one group receives information presented as static images, and the other group receives information presented as animated visuals. The sample was selected using simple random sampling, with the faculty serving as the sampling unit, and the Faculty of Science and Technology was selected. This faculty comprises seven Bachelor of Education programs. Cluster sampling was then used to select the Mathematics program. The sample was divided equally, with 30 students in the static image group and 30 students in the animated visual group. The research instruments include instructional media presenting information in static image format and instructional media presenting information in animated visual format, as well as a digital competency test. The statistics used for data analysis include mean, standard deviation, and t-test. The analysis of mean scores (x̄), standard deviation (S.D.), and comparison of average scores between the two groups shows that the group presented with animated visuals had an average score of 61.18 with a standard deviation of 0.02, while the group presented with static images had an average score of 41.43 with a standard deviation of 0.03. The students in the animated visual group demonstrated significantly higher post-learning digital competency scores compared to the static image group at the .05 level of statistical significance.