The Development of Reading and Writing Abilities of Grade 1 Students Using Brain-Based Learning with Games

Abstract

The objectives of this study were: 1) to develop brain-based learning with games with an efficiency meeting the 80/80 criterion; 2) to investigate the changes in Grade 1 students’ reading abilities before and after learning through brain-based learning with games; 3) to examine the changes in Grade 1 students’ writing abilities before and after learning through brain-based learning with games; 4) to study the students’ satisfaction towards the brain-based learning with games. The target group consisted of 8 Grade 1 students from Ban Bayao Bung Ngong Samakki School. Research instruments included: 1) the brain-based learning plan with games; 2) the reading ability tests; 3) the writing ability tests; 4) a student satisfaction questionnaire regarding the brain-based learning management integrated with games, designed as a 3-level rating scale for Grade 1 students. The statistics used for data analysis were mean, percentage, standard deviation, and efficiency index (E.I.).

The results revealed that:

1) the developed brain-based learning plan with games for Grade 1 students achieved an efficiency of 82.64/82.81;

2) the study of changes in students’ reading abilities before and after learning revealed an efficiency index of 0.5576;

3) the study of changes in students’ writing abilities before and after learning revealed an efficiency index of 0.4285;

4) the Grade 1 students’ overall satisfaction with the brain-based learning with games for developing their reading and writing abilities was at a high level (=2.75, S.D.=0.46).