The Effect of Game-Based Learning with GAMILAB Game Online on Khmer Vocabulary Achievement and Retention among Grade 11 Students at Weerawatyothin School

Abstract

This research aimed to 1) develop and evaluate the quality of the GAMILAB online game; 2) compare students’ Khmer vocabulary achievement before and after learning through game-based learning with the GAMILAB online game; 3) examine students’ retention of Khmer vocabulary after using game-based learning with GAMILAB online game; and 4) investigate students’ satisfaction from Weerawatyothin School, Surin Province, was selected through simple random sampling. The research instruments included 1) the GAMILAB online game, 2) lesson plans, 3) a Khmer vocabulary achievement and retention test, and 4) a satisfaction questionnaire. Statistical methods used for data analysis included arithmetic mean, standard deviation, percentage, relative gain score, and t-test dependent. The findings indicated that 1) the quality of the game-based learning using the GAMILAB online game was rated at the highest level (M = 4.84, S.D. = 0.38); 2) students’ Khmer vocabulary achievement after learning through game-based learning using the GAMILAB online game was significantly higher than before at the .05 level of significance; 3) the students’ Khmer vocabulary retention after two weeks had a mean score of 24.50, equivalent to 81.67 percent, which was higher than the set threshold; and 4) the students’ satisfaction with the game-based learning using the GAMILAB online game was rated at the highest level (M = 4.58, S.D. = 0.31).