The The Effects of Game-Based Learning Management via Spyfall Board Game to Enhance Communication Skills in GE 0011701 Thai for Communication Course for Undergraduate Students at Thepsatri Rajabhat University

Abstract

This research aimed to: 1) examine students’ communication abilities before and after learning through a game-based learning approach using the Spyfall board game; 2) compare students’ learning achievement in the course TH 0011701 Thai for Communication before and after the intervention; and 3) investigate students’ attitudes toward game-based learning through the Spyfall board game.
The sample consisted of undergraduate students at Thepsatri Rajabhat University enrolled in the course TH 0011701 Thai for Communication during the first semester of the 2025 academic year. The participants were selected through cluster sampling from two class sections. The research instruments included: 1) the Spyfall board game, 2) game-based learning lesson plans using the Spyfall board game, 3) a communication ability assessment with a reliability coefficient of 0.88, 4) a learning achievement test with reliability coefficients of 0.89 and 0.90, and 5) a 15-item attitude questionnaire based on a five-point rating scale. Data were analyzed using percentage, mean, standard deviation, and dependent-samples t-test.
The findings revealed that: 1) students’ communication abilities after participating in the game-based learning activities were significantly higher than those before the intervention at the .05 level; 2) students’ learning achievement in the course TH 0011701 Thai for Communication after the intervention was significantly higher than before the intervention at the .05 level; and 3) students’ attitudes toward game-based learning through the Spyfall board game were at the highest level overall.