Development of Basic Mathematics Skills of Chilhood Children at Pong Nan Wittaya School Using Educational Game

Abstract

The research aimed to study the development of basic mathematics skills of early childhood by using educational games at Pong Nam Ron Wittaya School, Wiang Pa Pao Chiang Rai Province, was studying the boy and girls aged 4 – 5 years who have studies in the 2nd semester of 2014 in the Kindergarten section. This research was conducted to develop the basic mathematics skills of early childhood students by using am educational games and to study the activity results.

The result found that after using educational games with early childhood in Pong Nam Ron Wittaya School. The overall development of basic mathematics skills was the right than predictable criteria was 75 percent. By the way before teachers started to play the games, the children score was only 5.37, and after they have done the educational games, their average scores was 9.00 from the progression was 3.27 which equal to the 32.75 of progression point that means the score was higher than the criteria that was only 25,

Moreover, the observation of early childhood behavior during playing the educational games was found that were interested, enthusiastic, pay attention to the class and did whatever teachers ordered. Most of them asked about how to play the educational games, an educational media and also commented to their group and others.