The Learning Achievement and Satisfaction of the Second Year Communication Arts Students at Songkhla Rajabhat University in Using the Kahoot! Application for the Mass Media Ethics Course
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The present research aims to 1) study students’ learning achievement before and after using the Kahoot! application in the Mass Media Ethics course, and 2) to find out students’ satisfaction towards using the Kahoot! application in the Mass Media Ethics course. Participants in this research study were 38 undergraduate students who studied in the Mass Media Ethics course. The instruments used to collect data were: 1) the achievement test after using the Kahoot! application, 2) the test to measure students’ knowledge and understanding towards the content, 3) an application evaluation form and a 5-rating scale questionnaire asking for the students’ satisfaction after using the Kahoot! application, and 4) a questionnaire asking for the experts’ satisfaction of the Kahoot! application evaluation form.
The findings are as follows:
- The students’ learning achievement after using Kahoot! in the Mass Media Ethics course was higher than before using Kahoot! (an increase from 58.77 to 66.93%).
- The students were satisfied with using Kahoot! in the Mass Media Ethics course with the mean score of 4.65 (X̄), which is at the highest level.
Most of the students suggested that the Kahoot! application should be frequently used in the class. It is also recommended that the instructor and students should cooperatively develop or choose the which applications to use for instructional purposes.
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