The Development of Conceptual Thinking Skills in Dramatic Arts Subjects Through Creative Role – Playing Learning Management For 9th Grade Student

Abstract

The objectives of this research were 1) to develop a learning management plan to enhance grade 9 students’ conceptual thinking skills in a Dramatic Arts using creative role play-based learning management. The efficiency index criterion required for the leaning management was 80/80; 2) to examine the students’ learning achievement by using the learning management plan 3) to to study the students’ conceptual thinking skills. The sample selected by cluster random sampling consisted of 32 grade 9 students in Nakhonphanom Wittayakhom School under the Secondary Education Service Office Area 22. The instruments used to collect the data consisted of a learning management plan to enhance conceptual thinking skills in a Dramatic Arts Learning achievement test and an assessment form to measure the students’ conceptual thinking skills. The information obtained were analyzed using mean, percentage, and t-test (dependent variables). The results showed that

            1) the learning management plan to enhance the students’ conceptual thinking skills in the Dramatic Arts have the efficiency index of 82.19/86.50; 2) After learning by using the management plan, the students’ learning achievement was found to be higher than that of the students’ before learning. at .01 significance; 3) The students conceptual thinking skills in the Dramatic Arts were at a high level.