Developing Digital Media and Board Games to Enhance Learning Achievement on Local Rare Foods in Central Thailand for Upper Primary School

Abstract

This research aimed to: 1) develop and evaluate the effectiveness of digital media and educational board games focusing on rare local foods of Thailand’s Central Region based on the 80/80 efficiency criteria; 2) compare students’ learning achievement before and after using the developed media; and 3) evaluate learners’ satisfaction with these instructional tools. The sample consisted of 38 sixth-grade students from Thanyasitthasilp School, selected through simple random sampling using the classroom as the sampling unit. The research instruments included: 1) digital media and educational board games on rare local foods; 2) pre- and post-tests; and 3) satisfaction assessment forms.

The research findings revealed that: 1) the development of educational board games on rare local foods of the Central Region showed the highest quality level (x̅=4.90, S.D.=0.30), 2) the digital media and educational board games on rare local foods of the Central Region had an efficiency of 88.68/85.26, 3) the learning achievement of students showed that the average post-test scores after using the digital media and educational board games on rare local foods of the Central Region were significantly higher than pre-test scores (x̅=8.53, S.D.=1.47) at the .05 statistical significance level, and 4) the satisfaction assessment results regarding the use of digital media and educational board games were at a high level (x̅=4.38, S.D.=0.78). The research results demonstrate the effectiveness of the developed learning media in promoting learning about rare local foods of the Central Region.