The Development of Learning Management through Gamification with Scratch Programming to Enhance Computational Thinking Skills for Grade 4 Students

Abstract

This research aims to 1) develop a learning management system incorporating gamification principles with the Scratch program 2) Compare the learning achievement with the criterion of 80% 3) Compare the computational thinking abilities with the criterion of 80% and 4) Study the satisfaction with the learning management system incorporating gamification principles with the Scratch program. The sample consisted of 41 Grade 4 students from Kasetsart university Laboratory school, in the second semester of the 2023 academic year, selected through cluster sampling. The tools used included 1) Learning management plan 2) Learning achievement test 3) a computational thinking ability assessment and 4) Learning management satisfaction assessment form. The statistics used for data analysis include mean, standard deviation, percentage, and the One Sample t-test.

The research findings revealed that

1) The development process of learning management using gamification principles along with the Scratch program to enhance computational thinking skills consists of 1. defining objectives, 2. analyzing learners, 3. designing learning activities according to the ADDIE Model instructional design steps, and 4. applying game mechanics

2) The post-learning achievement was significantly higher than the 80% criterion at the .05 level of significance

3) computational thinking abilities significantly higher than the 80% criterion at the .01 level significance

4) The satisfaction with the learning management was at the highest level.