The Effects of Using Board Game to Promote Learning About Volcanoes for Undergraduate Students who Study the Entire World System of Earth Sciences Faculty of Education Thaksin University Songkhla Campus

Abstract

The subject research effects of the use of board games to promote learning about volcano for undergraduate students who study the whole system of earth sciences Faculty of Education, Thaksin University Songkhla Campus. The objectives were 1) to study the learning achievement of students who used a board game on volcano to promote learning in the whole system of earth science subjects and 2) to study student satisfaction towards using a board game on volcanoes for students at Bachelor's degree. The sample group used in the research were 20 students of the Graduate Studies Program in Physics by purposive sampling. The tools used in the experiment included: 1) a board game titled "Volcano," 2) a quality assessment form for the board game, 3) an achievement test, and 4) a satisfaction questionnaire for students regarding learning through the board game "Volcano." Data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, and dependent t-test analysis.

The results were found that 1) the quality of the volcano board game. The accuracy and appropriateness were at a good level (  = 2.89, S.D. = 0.25). 2) The student's learning achievement after using the board game volcano was significantly higher than before at the .05 and 3) the students were satisfied with using the board game volcano at a high level (  = 4.23, S.D. = 0.98).