THE EDUCATION OF STANDARD TRADITIONAL THAI DANCING BY USING AN INSTRUCTIONAL MODEL BASE ON SIMPSON’S PROCESS FOR PSYCHO – MOTOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT FOR THE GRADE 3 STUDENTS

Abstract

The objectives of this independent study were 1) to study Standard traditional Thai dancing by using an instructional Model base on Simson's process for Psycho- Motor Skill Development for Grade 3 students, and 2) To compare skills of standard traditional Thai dancing by using an Instructional Model base on Simson's Process for Psycho – Motor skill Development for Grade 3 students with the criteria at 70%. The sample who was Grade 3 students at Boonnadavittaya School in Nakhon Ratchasima for semester 1 of the Academic year 2020 was 32 students. The research instruments consisted of lesson plans based on Simson's Process for Psycho - Motor skill Development, and evaluation form of practical skill of standard traditional Thai dancing in 5 aspects including correct dancing, beautiful dancing, steps of dancing, smooth dancing, and confident show of dancing. The statistics used for data analysis were percentage, mean, standard deviation, and t-test. The research findings were that 1) Skills of Standard Traditional Thai Dancing by using an instructional model based on Simson's Process for Psychomotor Skill Development for Grade 3 Students passed the 70% criteria at 100%. 2) Skills of Standard Traditional Thai Dancing by using an instructional model based on Simson's Process for. Psychomotor Skill Development for Grade 3 Students had posttest scores higher than the criteria at 70 % in the statistically significant differences at the 0.05 level.