The Effects of Using Gamification-Based Learning Activity Package to Enhance Creative Problem-Solving Thinking of Lower Secondary School Students

Abstract

The objectives of this research article were 1) to develop a package of educational game-based learning activities to enhance creative problem-solving skills; 2) to compare pre- and post-test learning achievement; and 3) to study student satisfaction with the educational game-based learning activities designed to improve creative problem-solving skills in lower secondary school students. The sample consisted of 33 Mathayom Suksa students from Bang Rakam School, enrolled in the Science and Technology learning area, during the second semester of the 2024 academic year. The research instruments included: 1) a creative problem-solving ability test, 2) a creative problem-solving behavior recording form, 3) a learning achievement test using the educational game-based learning activities designed to enhance creative problem-solving skills, and 4) a satisfaction questionnaire. Data were analyzed using percentages, means, standard deviations, and the dependent sample t-test. The research findings revealed that 1) the development of a package of educational game-based learning activities to enhance creative problem-solving skills resulted in a package of activities derived from five processes: Process 1: Game mechanics, adapted to stimulate student learning in the teaching and learning experience; Process 2: Diverse problem-solving methods; Process 3: Digital literacy problem solving; Process 4: Following the prepared plan or method; and Process 5: Evaluating the educational game-based learning activities to enhance creative problem-solving skills; 2) a comparison of pre-test and post-test scores on the educational game-based learning activities to enhance creative problem-solving skills showed that the learning activities were effective with scores of 76.30/88.61, statistically significant at the .05 level; 3) the satisfaction level of Mathayom Suksa 3 students who received instruction using the educational game-based learning activities to enhance creative problem-solving skills was at the highest level ( = 4.75, S.D. = 0.58).