The Development of an Online Learning Environment of the Yoga for Health Course to Foster Learning Achievement among Higher Education Students
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The purpose of this research was: 1) develop an online learning environment for Yoga for Health course to foster learning achievement among higher education students; 2) compare students’ learning achievement before and after using the online learning environment in the Health Yoga course; and 3) study students’ satisfaction with the online learning environment to foster learning achievement in Yoga for Health course. The sample consisted of 300 higher education students enrolled in Yoga for Health course via the Thai MOOC platform. The research employed a one-group pre-test post-test design. Research instruments included an open online learning environment consisting of eight learning units, a learning achievement test, and a satisfaction questionnaire. The findings revealed that the mean post-test score ( = 38.34, SD = 3.20) was significantly higher than the pre-test score (
= 37.74, SD = 3.69), with a statistically significant difference at the 0.05 level (t=2.10, p=0.03). The research instruments demonstrated high quality, with item-objective congruence (IOC) ranging from 0.80 to 1.00, discrimination indices from 0.29 to 0.76, and difficulty indices from 0.31 to 0.87 Student satisfaction had a high average score of 4.23 (SD=0.72). Learners provided positive feedback, particularly regarding the clarity of learning objectives and the enhancement of self-directed learning. The findings indicate that the developed online learning environment effectively promotes learning achievement and meets learners’ needs in terms of both content and learning experience.
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