The Development of an Infographics Learning Activity Package on the Traditional Food Wisdom of Phuket Island Using Community–Based Learning to Engage Reading and Writing Skills for Elementary Students

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to: 1) study the basic information on the local food wisdom of Phuket Island; 2) develop an infographics learning activity package on the traditional food wisdom of Phuket Island, using community-based learning to engage effective reading and writing skills in accordance with the 80/80 criterion; 3) compare the academic achievement before and after learn with the activity package; and 4) investigate the learner satisfaction from learning with activity package. The sample groups included: 1) a sample group to study the basic knowledge of local food wisdom on Phuket Island, obtained from purposive sampling, totaling 60 individuals; 2) a sample group to study the efficiency of the learning activity package, obtained from multi-stage random sampling, totaling 42 students from Grade 2, Semester 1, Academic Year 2023, Ban Sapam School (Mongkhon Wittaya); and 3) a sample group for studying learning outcomes and satisfaction, obtained from random sampling of schools in Phuket Province, totaling 30 students from Grade 2, Semester 1, Academic Year 2023, Ban Bang Khu School. The research instruments comprised: 1) an infographic learning activity package, 2) an in-depth interview form, 3) an activity package quality assessment form, 4) a learning achievement test, and 5) a student satisfaction assessment form. The statistics used in data analysis included mean, standard deviation, and t-test.

The research findings were as follows: 1) The local food wisdom of Phuket Island is unique due to the historical presence of various nationalities who settled in the province, resulting in distinctive local cuisine. 2) The effectiveness of the activity package was 83.79/87.50. 3) The academic achievement of students after learning was significantly higher than before learning at the .05 level of statistical significance. 4) The satisfaction of the students with the learning activity package was at the highest level (  = 2.91, SD = 0.29).