The Development of Problem-Based Learning Management with Board Games to Promote Digital Citizenship Skills for Grade 6 Students

Abstract

The objectives of this research were to: 1) investigate the baseline data and need requirements for developing a problem-based learning management with board games to promote digital citizenship skills; and 2) examine the effectiveness of this developed learning management approach, this study employed a Research and Development (R&D) design. The sample consisted of 38 sixth-grade students from Class 6/1 at Wat Don Yai Hom School (Luang Phor Ngern Oupatham), selected through cluster random sampling. The research instruments included: 1) problem-based learning management plans integrated with board games, 2) a digital citizenship skills development assessment form, and 3) a student satisfaction questionnaire. Data were analyzed using percentage, mean, standard deviation, one-way repeated measures ANOVA, and content analysis. The research findings revealed that: 1) the developed of problem-based learning management with board games to promote digital citizenship skills for sixth-grade students comprised six steps: (1) presenting the situation to define the problem, (2) understanding the problem, (3) conducting investigation and gathering information, (4) selecting problem-solving methods through board game activities, (5) summarizing and evaluating answers, and (6) presenting and evaluating outcomes. 2) Regarding the effectiveness of the learning management approach, it was found that: 2.1) throughout the intervention, students' digital citizenship skills sequentially increased; and 2.2) after experiencing the problem-based learning management approach integrated with board games, the students' satisfaction was at a high level.