The Development of Electronic book (E-book) with Practical Skills Teaching Based on Davies' Concept on the Performance of Folk Dance Ram Sao Ban Tae to Develop Academic Achievement for Secondary School Year 2 Students

Abstract

This research consists purposes were 1. to determine the efficiency of an electronic book (e-book) integrated with skill-based instruction based on Davies’ concept on Ram Sao Ban Tae for Grade 8 students, in accordance with the 80/80 efficiency criterion 2. to compare students’ learning achievement in the cognitive domain on Ram Sao Ban Tae before and after learning through the e-book integrated with skill-based instruction based on Davies’ concept and 3. to compare students’ learning achievement in the psychomotor domain (dance skills) of Ram Sao Ban Tae before and after learning through the e-book integrated with skill-based instruction based on Davies’ concept. This study employed a mixed-methods approach, combining qualitative and quantitative research. The research instruments included: (1) an e-book (2) lesson plans based on Davies’ instructional model (3) a cognitive achievement test and (4) a dance skill assessment form. The sample consisted of 30 Grade 8 students from Phetwitthayakan School during the 2025 academic year, selected via simple random sampling. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics including percentage, mean, and standard deviation and comparative statistics, specifically the t-test and F-test. The research findings were as follows: 1) The e-book for the Ram Sao Ban Tae dance demonstrated an efficiency of 83.20/85.17, which met the predefined criteria 2) Students' cognitive achievement after learning with the e-book and Davies’ instructional model was significantly higher than before the intervention at a .05 level of statistical significance and 3) Students' dance skill achievement after learning with the e-book and Davies’ instructional model was significantly higher than before the intervention at a .05 level of statistical significance