THE DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENTS’ ABILITY TO CREATE INNOVATION IN MULTIMEDIA PRODUCTION BY USING PROJECT-BASED LEARNING

Abstract

The purposes of this practical research using the PAOR cycle were to compare the students’ ability to create innovative multimedia production before and after learning and practicing the production of multimedia by using project-based learning, and evaluate the students’ multimedia innovation.  The target group was 50 3rd year mathematics education students of Thepsatri Rajabhat University. The research instruments included: a form to evaluate the ability to create innovation in multimedia production in 3 aspects, namely: creative thinking, creative ability to collaborate with others, and success in creating innovation; and a form to evaluate 3 types of multimedia innovation including: educational video programs, learning packages, and lesson presentation media. Data were analyzed in terms of mean, standard deviation and t-test.

Findings revealed that: Overall and individually, the students’ ability to create the multimedia innovation was at a high level. After learning and practicing the production of multimedia, the students’ ability to create multimedia innovation was significantly higher thanthat before learning and practicing each piece of innovation (p<.05); and the evaluation of all 11 sets of 3 types of multimedia innovation, both in overall and individual types, was found to be at a high level.