The Development of Thinking Skills in Early Childhood Using Educational Game Sets in Surin Primary Educational Service Area Office 1

Abstract

The objectives of the research study on development of thinking skills in early childhood using educational game sets in surin primary educational service area office 1 were: 1) to construct educational game sets for early childhood with specified efficiency criteria of 80/80, 2) to compare the thinking skills of early childhood before and after organizing learning experiences with educational game sets, 3) to study the satisfaction of early childhood on learning experiences with educational game sets. The sample group of the study was Kindergarten 3 students at Ban Boromsuk School, Surin Primary Educational Service Area Office, Area 1,on Semester 2 of Academic Year 2023, totaling 35 students. The research tools included: 1) educational game sets for organizing learning experiences, 2) learning experience plans of educational game sets, 3) early childhood thinking skills tests and 4) satisfaction assessment form. The data analysis statistics of this research included mean, standard deviation (S.D.), percentage and t-test.
 
The research results of the study on development of thinking skills in early childhood using educational game sets revealed that the efficiency of the educational game sets for early childhood reached the specified criteria of 80/80. The comparison results of early childhood thinking skills before and after organizing learning experiences with the educational game sets, in all 4 skills, found the early childhood had thinking skills after organizing early childhood educational game sets statistically higher than before the organizing at the .05 significant level and the satisfaction of early childhood with the development of thinking skills using early childhood educational game sets was at a high level.