Active Learning Management Combined with Physical Activities in Health Education Class to Reduce Academic Stress among Mattayomsuksa 2 Students

Abstract

This research consists purposes were 1. to develop an active learning management model combined with physical activities in Health Education class to reduce academic stress among 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 active learning management combined with physical activities and 3. to examine level of academic stress among the students who studied through the developed active learning management. This study employed a quantitative research design. The research instruments consisted of a learning management plan, an achievement test, and a questionnaire on academic stress. The sample group comprised 30 students from Mathayom 2/3 at Huai Mek Witthayakhom School, selected through cluster sampling. The data collected from the questionnaires were analyzed using descriptive statistics, including percentage, mean, and standard deviation, as well as the t-test (Dependent Samples). The findings revealed that 1)  The active learning management combined with physical activities on the topic of attitudes toward sexuality in Health Education demonstrated an efficiency of 76.67/80.50, which met the predetermined criteria 2)  The Mathayom 2 students who received instruction through active learning combined with physical activities on attitudes toward sexuality in Health Education had significantly higher post-test scores compared to their pre-test scores at the .05 level of significance and 3) The levels of academic stress among Mathayom 2 students who learned through active learning combined with physical activities can be ranked, based on the mean scores from highest to lowest, as follows (1) Students felt fatigued and lacked energy when engaging in physical activities or active learning tasks (x̅ = 3.13, S.D. = 0.43), at a moderate level (2) Students experienced excessive sweating when required to participate in activities or present in front of the class (x̅ = 2.63, S.D. = 0.67), at a moderate level (3) Students felt pressured when participating in activities or being compared to peers who performed better (x̅ = 2.80, S.D. = 0.61), at a moderate level (4) Students felt that their success in performing activities or engaging in active learning was lower than before (x̅ = 2.60, S.D. = 0.67), at a moderate level and (5) Students felt uneasy when required to perform physical activities in subjects they were not proficient in (x̅ = 2.37, S.D. = 0.67), respectively.