Development of Mae Bot Yai Thai Classical Dance Skills of First-Year Undergraduate Students Using the Jigsaw Cooperative Learning Technique Combined with Simpson’s Psychomotor Skill Instruction Model

Abstract

This research aimed to: 1) compare the learning achievement in knowledge of Mae Bot Yai Thai classical dance among first-year undergraduate students before and after learning through the Jigsaw cooperative learning technique combined with Simpson’s psychomotor skill instruction model; and 2) compare the learning achievement in practical skills of Mae Bot Yai Thai classical dance among first-year undergraduate students before and after learning through the Jigsaw cooperative learning technique combined with Simpson’s psychomotor skill instruction model. This study employed an experimental research design. The research instruments consisted of: (1) four learning management plans, (2) a multiple-choice test with four options totaling 20 items, and (3) a practical skill assessment rubric. The data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, and the dependent samples t-test. The results revealed that: 1) the students’ learning achievement in knowledge of Mae Bot Yai Thai classical dance after learning through the Jigsaw cooperative learning technique combined with Simpson’s psychomotor skill instruction model was significantly higher than before the experiment at the .05 level; and 2) the students’ practical skill performance in Mae Bot Yai Thai classical dance after the experiment was significantly higher than before the experiment at the .05 level.