EFFECTS OF ORGANIZING LEARNING EXPERIENCES USING QUESTIONING TECHNIQUES AND EDUCATIONAL GAME ACTIVITIES ON COMMUNICATION SPEAKING ABILITY AND DECISION MAKING ABILITY OF CHILDREN IN THE FIRST YEAR OF EARLY CHILDHOOD

Abstract

               This research aimed to 1) compare the speaking communication ability of first year preschool children who received learning experiences using questioning techniques combined with educational game activities before and after the experience, and 2) compare the decision-making ability of first year preschool children who received learning experiences using questioning techniques combined with educational game activities before and after the experience. The sample group used in the study was 30 students in the first grade of Pariyattirangsan School, under the Office of the Private Education Commission, Phetchaburi Primary Educational Service Area 1, first semester of the academic year 2024, 1) Learning experience planning using questioning techniques combined with educational game activities for 24 students in the first year of early childhood education. 2) Communication skills observation form. 3) Decision-making skills observation form. Obtained by cluster sampling. Data were analyzed using the mean, standard deviation, percentage, and t-test. The research results were as follows.

1. the first year of early childhood who received learning experiences using questioning techniques combined with educational game activities had higher speaking communication skills after receiving the learning experiences than before receiving the learning experiences, with statistical significance at the .05. and 2. the first year of early childhood have decision making ability is higher than before receiving the learning experience using questioning techniques and educational game activities, significant at the .05.