The development of learning activity package by using game based learning for promoting executive function for early childhood in Chanthaburi province

Abstract

          The purposes of this research were to: 1) develop and determine the efficiency of the learning activity package by using game-based learning for promoting executive function for early childhood in Chanthaburi province to meet the hypothetical criterion of 80/80, 2) compare the learning achievement before and after using the learning activity package, and 3) study the satisfaction of early childhood toward the learning activity package.
          The sample consisted of 21 young children, aged between 5-6 years old of Wat Don Tan School, which was obtained by using the cluster sampling. The instrument included: 1) learning activity packages, 2) evaluation forms of development of executive function (MU.EF 101), and 3) evaluation forms of early childhood ’s satisfaction to learning activity packages. The data went analyzed by percentage.
          The research finding were as follows: 1. five learning activity packages included: 1) working memory 2) inhibittory control 3) cognitive flexibility 4) emotional control and 5) planner; and each package consisted of topics as follows: the title of learning activity packages, explanation, objectives, learning activity/evaluation form of early childhood ’s satisfaction with the efficiency of learning activity packages was 82.30/82.38, 2. the early childhood ’s learning achievement was higher than before trying out the learning activity packages, 3. the highest satisfaction of early childhood with the game-based learning activity package in each set of activity were: chicken cha cha cha, zingo, space v.1, falling monkeys game and fold-it.