Designing and Developing Game to Enhance Analytical Thinking Skills in Media Literacy for Elementary School Students
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This study is a research and development project. The objectives were to design and develop a media literacy game to enhance analytical thinking skills among upper elementary school students and to assess their satisfaction with the game. The sample consisted of sixth-grade students from two elementary schools in Mae Ai District, Chiang Mai Province. The researchers employed purposive sampling, selecting students who either owned a mobile phone or had parental permission to bring one to school. A total of 49 students participated in the satisfaction assessment of the game's use. A user satisfaction questionnaire was used as the research instrument. "Trust It or Not," a digital educational game designed to enhance analytical thinking skills in media literacy, was developed and evaluated. Overall, students expressed a high level of satisfaction with the game. Specifically, they reported high satisfaction across all aspects ( = 2.65). Among individual aspects, usability received the highest average score (
= 2.68), followed by game design (
= 2.67) and game content (
= 2.61), respectively.
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บทความทุกเรื่องที่ลงตีพิมพ์จะได้รับการตรวจอ่านโดยผู้ทรงคุณวุฒิ ความคิดเห็นและบทความที่ปรากฏในวารสารนี้ เป็นของผู้เขียนซึ่งมิใช่เป็นความคิดเห็นของคณะผู้จัดทำ และมิใช่ความรับผิดชอบของสมาคมห้องสมุดแห่งประเทศไทยฯ การนำบทความในวารสารนี้ไปตีพิมพ์ซ้ำต้องได้รับอนุญาตจากคณะผู้จัดทำ
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