Designing School Table Set and Teaching Media to Develop Ethics and Anti-Corruption Awareness Learning for 3-7 Year Old Children

Abstract

This research aimed at developing the design of innovative school furniture such as a set of table and chair with the provision of instructional media which appropriate for young school-age children between the age of 3-7 in developing their morality and ethics, and as well as raising awareness against corruption. This study had two main objectives: 1.To design and develop the innovative school furniture with the provision of instructional media which are appropriate for young school-age children in developing their morality and ethics, and as well as raising awareness against corruption through the use of the product. 2. To test and evaluate the newly created school furniture with the provision of instructional media designed by the researcher. This research used a mixed-method approach (qualitative-quantitative research): 1.It was qualitative research as its methods included an observation, an interview and a questionnaire, to collect the data. The findings obtained from this set of data were employed for product design based on the principle of Analytic Hierarchy Process. 2. It was a quantitative research as an efficiency testing and a satisfaction survey were conducted both prior to and after the product use. Based on the qualitative results of the study, it was found that the use of quality instructional media could help stimulate idea formation and encourage imagination of the children. It was also suggested that a set of school furniture such as a table and chair were the most appropriate instructional materials for enhancing children’s interest in learning. Regarding quantitative results in the aspect of satisfactions from teachers’ evaluation of the newly created product, it was suggested that product was worth using as it had low cost of production and was safe as well. Accordingly, the satisfaction score from the raters was to an average of 4.06. More importantly, the average satisfaction score from the raters increased to a statically significant of 0.1 level with Sig 0.18 after the use of the product designed by the researcher according to both prior and after the product use. In terms of the development of sense of the ten wholesome actions perceived by young school-age children between the ages of 3-7, the results revealed that the newly created school furniture did not necessarily lead to the ten wholesome actions in the short term. If the product, however, was developed or used in the longer term, the children perceptions of the ten wholesome actions would be increased.