Activities for Promote Learning Skills about the Thai Kingdom During the Rattanakosin Era, Historical Content used Through a Pre-Designed Lesson Plan for 6th-Grade Students at Baan Prophado School in Tak Province

Abstract

The objectives of this research were: (1) to assess the effectiveness of a prepared lesson plan on the Thai Kingdom during the Rattanakosin era in History subject for sixth-grade students at Bann Prao Pha To School in Tak Province according to the 80/80 criteria; (2) to compare pre- and post-learning academic performance in Thai history for sixth-grade students using socio-cultural education media in History subject on the Thai Kingdom during the Rattanakosin era; (3) to evaluate the satisfaction level of students using a prepared social studies lesson on the Thai Kingdom during the Rattanakosin era in terms of promoting learning skills among a sample group of sixth-grade students at Bann Prao Pha to School in Tak Province, supervised by the Tak Primary Educational Service Area Office 2, consisting of 33 students selected through cluster sampling.

            The data collection tools included three sets of prepared social studies lessons, a learning plan on the Thai Kingdom during the Rattanakosin era for sixth-grade students, learning outcome measurement tests, and a satisfaction questionnaire for students regarding learning skill promotion activities. Statistical analyses employed mean, standard deviation, and t-tests for dependent samples.

Findings revealed that: 1) Learning skill promotion activities using the prepared history lessons on the Thai Kingdom during the Rattanakosin era for sixth-grade students achieved an effectiveness level of 91.70/90.15.

            2) Post-learning academic performance in Thai history for sixth-grade students significantly increased compared to their pre-learning scores after using the prepared history lessons on the Thai Kingdom during the Rattanakosin era.

          3) Overall, students exhibited high satisfaction levels with the learning skill promotion activities through the prepared history lessons on the Thai Kingdom during the Rattanakosin era ( = 4.15, S.D. = 0.75).