Developing Spelling and Reading Skills Through Active Learning Combined with Educational Games for Prathom 1 Students

Abstract

The objectives of this research were 1) to compare the spelling and reading achievement of Prathom 1 students before and after receiving active learning instruction combined with educational games; and 2) to investigate the satisfaction of Prathom 1 students toward the implementation of active learning combined with educational games. The sample for this study consisted of 34 Prathom 1/4 students from Wat Khian Khet School during the 2025 academic year, selected using simple random sampling. The research instruments included: 1) three lesson plans, totaling 9 hours; 2) three educational games; 3) a 10-item achievement test on spelling and reading administered before and after the active learning intervention combined with educational games; and 4) an 11-item satisfaction questionnaire regarding the active learning activities combined with educational games. The statistics used for data analysis were percentage, mean (x̄), standard deviation (SD), and t-test. The Research findings revealed that: 1) the spelling and reading achievement scores of the students differed significantly between the pre-test and post-test at the .05 level; and 2) the overall satisfaction of the students toward the active learning activities combined with educational games was at a high level (x̄ = 2.89 and SD = 0.31)