The Development of Total Physical Response (TPR) Learning Management Integrated with Gamification to Enhance Learning Achievement and Learning Retention of Grade 2 Students

Abstract

The purposes of this research were: 1) to develop a Total Physical Response (TPR) learning management integrated with gamification for grade 2 students with the effectiveness criterion of 80/80, 2) to compare the learning achievement of grade 2 students before and after the implementation of the TPR learning management integrated with gamification, and 3) examine the learning retention of students in TPR learning management integrated with gamification after a period of two weeks. The sample group consisted of 35 grade 2 students from a classroom at St. Mary’s School, Roi Et in second semester of 2024 academic year. They were selected through cluster random sampling using classroom as a sample unit. The research instruments included a TPR learning management integrated with gamification lesson plans and a learning achievement test. Data analysis statistics were mean, standard deviation, percentage, and the Wilcoxon non-parametric test.

The results of the research found that: 1) the effectiveness of the TPR learning management integrated with gamification was 83.01/82.29, exceeding the set criterion of 80/80, 2) the students’ post-learning achievement scores were significantly higher than their pre-learning scores at a statistical significance level of .05, and 3) the result suggests that the TPR learning management integrated with gamification effectively contributes to learning retention, as students maintained their acquired knowledge even after 14 days with no statistically significant difference at the .05 level.