EFFECTS OF ORGANIZING VISUAL ART COURSE BASED ON DISCIPLINE BASED ART EDUCATION UPON ART LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT OF GRADE FOURTH STUDENTS

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to study the effect of art education (visual art) on the concept of discipline based art education (DBAE) on learning achievement of grade fourth students. Single Group Pretest - Posttest Design was used in this study. The Sample in this research is composed of 74 students in the fourth grade of The Demonstration School of Silpakorn University (Early Childhood & Elementary). They were selected by  Purposive  sampling. The research instruments consisted of : 1. The lesson plan of art education (visual art) based on the concept of discipline based art education (DBAE). 2. The achievement test 3. Evaluation form of art. 4. Model of observing behavior and learning process. Non – participant observation of behavior and learning process. 5. Assessment form of student satisfaction. Data was analyzed by using frequency, percentage, mean (), standard deviation (SD), and t-test.

The results of the study revealed that:

1) The learners had higher learning achievement after studying art (visual art) course based on concept of discipline based art education (DBAE) at the .05 level of significance.

2) The average score of art performance is higher after learning the art (visual art) course based on concept of discipline based art education (DBAE).

3) The learners showed the learning process behavior in the overall picture that the learner behaviors while performing the activity with the highest frequencies. The students keep clean. The lowest frequency was the questionnaire, which was grouped into groups to find new ideas (83.07%). And

4) The satisfaction of the learners on the teaching of art (visual art) course according to the concept of discipline based art education (DBAE). The overall satisfaction was at the high level (= 2.57).