The Development of Fundamental Thinking Skills using Educational Games for Kindergarten 3 Students at Ban Nam Phu School, Ban Rai District, Uthai Thani Province

Abstract

This research aimed to: (1) develop and evaluate the quality of learning experience plans designed to enhance basic thinking skills; (2) determine the efficiency of educational games in improving basic thinking skills based on the 75/75 criterion; and (3) compare students' learning achievement before and after the intervention. The study was conducted during the second semester of the 2025 academic year. The participants consisted of 25 third-year kindergarten students from Ban Nam Phu School, Uthai Thani Province, selected through purposive sampling. The research instruments included learning experience plans utilizing educational games, the educational games themselves, and a 20-item basic thinking skills test. Data were analyzed using percentage, mean, standard deviation, and a t-test for dependent samples.

The results indicated that: (1) the quality of the learning experience plans was at the highest level (Mean=4.86, S.D.=0.03); (2) the efficiency of the educational games was 75.20/76.60, which met the predefined 75/75 criterion; and (3) the students' post-test achievement scores were significantly higher than their pre-test scores at a 0.05 level of statistical significance. These findings suggest that the integration of educational games into learning experiences effectively promotes fundamental cognitive development in early childhood education.