The Development of Learning Activities Based on the Kodály’s Concept Integrated with Harrow’s Psychomotor Domain to Enhance Melodion Playing Skills of Grade 6 Students

Abstract

This research is a developmental research study (R&D) with three main objectives: (1) to design and examine the effectiveness of learning activities based on Kodály's concept integrated with Harrow’s psychomotor domain, using the 80/80 efficiency criterion; (2) to investigate the effects of implementing these learning activities, specifically: 2.1) To compare students' Western music notation reading skills after participating in the activities with the 80% benchmark, and 2.2) To compare students’ melodion playing skills after participating in the activities with the 80% benchmark; and (3) To assess the students' satisfaction with the learning activities. The sample consisted of 13 Grade 6 students from Wat Prue Krathiam School in the second semester of the 2024 academic year, selected through purposive sampling. The research instruments included: Learning activities based on Kodaly’s concept integrated with Harrow’s psychomotor domain, A music notation reading skills assessment, A melodion playing skills assessment, and A student satisfaction questionnaire. Data were analyzed using percentage, mean, standard deviation, and the One-sample Wilcoxon signed-rank test. The findings revealed that the developed learning activities demonstrated an efficiency of 78.52/81.73. Students who participated in the activities showed significantly higher post-instruction scores in both Western music notation reading and melodion playing skills than the 80% criterion at the .05 level of significance. Moreover, student satisfaction with the learning activities was at the highest level ( = 4.68, S.D. = 0.13).