A Study of the Creation of an English Writing Skill Package by Using Mind Mapping Game of Prathomsuksa 3 Students at Ban Phu-Liap School and Wat Kanchanaburi Kao School Kanchanaburi

Abstract

The objectives were 1) to study the creation of an English writing skill package by using Mind Mapping Game of Prathomsuksa 3 students at Ban Phu Liap School and Wat Kanchanaburi Kao School Kanchanaburi Province, 2) to study the achievement in learning English, and 3) to study the satisfaction of students towards the English writing skill package.  This research was related to study and development research. The sample group was 30 students of Prathomsuksa 3, Ban Phu Liap School, and Wat Kanchanaburi Kao School (purposive sampling). The research tools were 1) the English writing skill package by using Mind Mapping Game, 2) the pretest and posttest, and 3) a satisfaction questionnaire. The statistics used in the research were mean, percentage, standard deviation, and the t-test (t-test). The research results revealed that 1)  the English writing skill package by using Mind Mapping Game was consistent with the IOC = 0.92, 2) The English learning achievement were: 2.1) The English learning achievement of Ban Phu Liap School after learning by using the Mind Mapping Game had a mean of 6.80 with a standard deviation of 1.70, higher than the score before using the skill package which had a mean of 3.25, and the standard deviation was 0.85; 2.2) The English learning achievement of Wat Kanchanaburi Kao School after learning by using the Mind Mapping Game had a mean of 7.70, with a standard deviation of 1.34, higher than the score before using the skill package which had a mean of 3.00, the standard deviation was 0.66, which the mean scores of both schools after using the skill package were higher than before using the skill package at statistical significance at the 0.05 level. 3) The satisfaction of Prathomsuksa 3 students at Ban Phu Liap School and Wat Kanchanaburi Kao School towards the English writing skill package using Mind Mapping Game was generally at a moderate level. However, both schools were satisfied at the same high level with 1) activities that made students understand and enjoy writing English; and 2) activities that made students could write English.