Development of Learning Management using Gamification on The Topic of Chinatown in The Chinese Language Subject for Grade 6 Students at Prachasuksa School

Abstract

         This study aimed to: (1) develop a gamification-based learning management plan on the topic of Chinatown for Grade 6 students at Prachasuksa School, with an efficiency criterion of 80/80; (2) compare students’ learning achievement before and after instruction using the gamification-based learning management plan; and (3) examine students’ satisfaction with the gamification-based learning management plan. The sample consisted of 40 students from Grade 6/3 at Prachasuksa School, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province. The participants were selected through simple random sampling. The research instruments included: (1) a gamification-based learning management plan; (2) a 30-item achievement test, with discrimination indices ranging from 0.35 to 0.86, difficulty indices ranging from 0.43 to 0.83, and a reliability coefficient of 0.87; and (3) a student satisfaction questionnaire toward the gamification-based learning management plan. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, including mean, percentage, and standard deviation, as well as inferential statistics using the dependent samples t-test.

          The results revealed that: (1) the efficiency of the gamification-based learning management plan was 81.58/80.92, which met the established 80/80 criterion; (2) students’ post-test achievement scores were significantly higher than their pre-test scores at the .05 level of statistical significance; and (3) students’ overall satisfaction with the gamification-based learning management plan was at the highest level, with a mean score of 4.51.