Constructivist Learning Management Combined with an Automated Question Answering Chatbot to Promote Self-Directed Learning Skills in Health Education Class for Mattayomsuksa 2 Students

Abstract

This research consists purposes were 1. to develop a constructivist learning management model combined with an automated question-answering chatbot to promote self-directed learning skills in Health Education class for mattayomsuksa 2 students, with an efficiency criterion of 75/75 2. to compare the learning achievement of the students before and after implementation of the developed constructivist learning management integrated with the automated question-answering chatbot and 3. to examine the self-directed learning skills of the students who studied through the developed constructivist learning management. This study is quantitative research. The research instruments consisted of a learning management plan, an achievement test, and a self-directed learning skill assessment. The experimental group comprised one class of 28 Grade 8 students (Mathayom Suksa 2) from Huai Mek Wittayakom School, selected through cluster sampling, with the classroom used as the sampling unit. The data collected from the research instruments were analyzed using statistical methods, including percentage, mean, standard deviation, and the t-test (Dependent Samples). The research findings revealed that 1) the constructivist learning management combined with the automated question-answering chatbot had an efficiency of 78.36/79.80, which met the established criterion 2) the post-test mean scores of the students were significantly higher than their pre-test scores at the .05 level and 3) the students who studied through the developed constructivist learning management combined with the automated question-answering chatbot demonstrated self-directed learning skills at a high level (x̅= 4.30, S.D. = 0.28).