The Development of Learning Achievement in the Art of Beautiful Banana Plant Carving Among Upper-Secondary School Students in Songkhla Province

Abstract

This research article aimed to compare the learning achievement and assess the satisfaction of upper-secondary school students in Songkhla Province regarding the topic Banana Stalk Carving. The study employed an experimental research design. The sample group consisted of 30 upper-secondary students from Mahavajiravudh School and Woranari Chaloem School, selected through purposive sampling based on their interest in Banana Stalk Carving. The research instruments included a learning achievement test on Banana Stalk Carving and the satisfaction assessment form of high school students in Songkhla Province towards the learning management of the art of Banana Stalk Carving. Content validity was verified through the Index of Item-Objective Congruence (IOC), with values ranging from 0.67 to 1.00. The reliability of the achievement test, calculated using the KR-20 formula, was 0.86. Data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, and a paired-samples t-test to compare the pre-test and post-test scores. The research results found that the academic achievement in the art of Banana Stalk Carving for high school students in Songkhla Province. The average academic achievement score after learning was significantly higher than the average academic achievement score before learning at the .05 level, and the students' satisfaction with the learning management of the art of Banana Stalk Carving for high school students in Songkhla Province was at the highest level of satisfaction ( 𝑥̅  =4.72, S.D. = 0.45).