THE DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY TO ENCOURAGE OF SKILLS IN CREATING CHOREOGRAPHY THROUGH NORTHEASTERN FOLK SONG PRACTICES: A CASE STUDY OF CHOREOGRAPHY IN BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS PROGRAM IN PERFORMING ARTS, FACULTY OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES, UDON THANI RAJABHAT UNIVERSITY.

Abstract

This study aimed to develop and evaluate the effectiveness of a set of learning activities designed to enhance creative thinking skills in choreography using Northeastern Thai folk songs, based on the 80/80 efficiency criterion. The study also aimed to measure students’ creative thinking achievement before and after the intervention (pretest–posttest), focusing on four dimensions of creativity originality, fluency, flexibility, and elaboration, according to Guilford’s creative thinking framework and related theories. The research employed a quasi-experimental design with a one-group pretest–posttest approach. The participants consisted of 12 students selected through purposive sampling. The research instruments included eight learning activity sets, pre- and post-tests, and performance evaluation forms. Data were collected over 10 weeks, with two hours of instruction per week, totaling 20 hours. The data were analyzed using the mean, standard deviation, and t-test. The results indicated that the developed activities met the 80/80 efficiency criterion, and students’ posttest scores were significantly higher than their pretest scores at the .05 level. These findings demonstrate that the learning activities effectively enhanced students’ creative thinking skills, particularly in applying Northeastern Thai folk songs to choreography, leading to a clear and significant improvement in students’ creative abilities.