Development of Board Games for Learning Based on Conjugation of the Verb -te- Form in Japanese to Improve the Japanese Language Achievement of Mathayom Suksa 5 Students

Abstract

            The purposes of this research were to 1) develop Board Games based on Conjugation of the Verb -te- Form in Japanese to improve the Japanese Language Learning Achievement of Mathayom Suksa 5 Students, based on standardized criteria of 75/75, 2) compare the students’ learning achievement before and after using board games, and 3) combine with the students’ satisfaction of the use of board games as a learning tool. The sample group consisted of 20 Mathayom Suksa 5 Students at TriamUdomSuksa Pattanakarn Ubonratchathani School, under The Secondary Educational Service Area Ubon Ratchathani Amnat Charoen. The samples were selected by using the cluster random sampling method. The primary data was conducted by carrying out a test for a period of 14 hours. A one-group pretest-posttest design was used in the study. The research instruments were; Board Games for Learning,, The Multiple-Choice Learning Achievement Test of 56 items, and The Satisfaction Evaluation Form of 26 items. The collected data was analyzed by using percentage, mean, standard deviation and t-test.

            The research findings were as follows:
            1. The developed Board Games for Learning Based on Conjugation of the Verb -te- Form in Japanese was proved to be efficient, as it revealed an efficiency indices of 79.95/79.64, which surpassed the standardized criteria of 75/75.
                  2. The students’ achievement after using The Board Games for Learning Based on Conjugation of the Verb -te- Form in Japanese was statistically higher than that before using them at the .01 level.
                  3. Students’ satisfaction with learning by developed Board Games for Learning Based on Conjugation of the Verb -te- Form in Japanese has proven to be very high.