The Development of Problem-Based Learning Activities Integrated with Social Media to Enhance Media Literacy in Economics among Grade 7 Students

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to: 1) develop problem-based learning activities integrated with social media to enhance media literacy in Economics among Grade 7 students according to the 80/80 efficiency criterion; 2) compare the students’ media literacy before and after learning through the developed learning activities; 3) compare the students’ learning achievement in Economics before and after learning through the developed learning activities; and 4) investigate the students’ satisfaction with the developed learning activities. The sample consisted of 33 Grade 7/1 students at Burapha Phitthayakhan Municipal School, selected through cluster random sampling. The research instruments included lesson plans, a learning achievement test, a media literacy test, and a satisfaction questionnaire. The data were analyzed using percentages, means, standard deviations, and a dependent-samples t-test.

The results revealed that: 1) the problem-based learning activities integrated with social media had an efficiency of 80.42/80.20, which was higher than the established 80/80 criterion; 2) the students’ media literacy after learning through the problem-based learning activities integrated with social media was significantly higher than before learning at the .05 significance level; 3) the students’ learning achievement in Economics after learning through the problem-based learning activities integrated with social media was significantly higher than before learning at the .05 significance level; and 4) the students’ overall satisfaction with the learning activities was at the highest level.