The Development of Board Game in The Course “Influences of Foreign Languages in Thai Language” to Enhance Learning Achievement and Satisfaction for Undergraduate Students

Abstract

This study aimed: 1) to design and develop a board game in the “Influences of Foreign Languages in Thai Language” course for undergraduate students; 2) to determine the efficiency of the board game based on the 80/80 criteria; 3) to compare the learning achievement before and after learning, and examine the relative gain scores of undergraduate students who received learning management using the board game; and 4) to study undergraduate students' satisfaction toward learning management using the board game. This study was a research and development project, which was divided into 4 phases: (1) studying and synthesizing fundamental data, (2) designing and developing the board game, (3) implementation, and (4) evaluating efficiency, refinement, and dissemination. The target group consisted of 29 fourth-year undergraduate students majoring in the Bachelor of Education Program (Dual Major in Thai Language Learning Management), Faculty of Education, Srinakharinwirot University, who enrolled in the “Influences of Foreign Languages in Thai Language” course during the second semester of the 2023 academic year, obtained through purposive selection. The research instruments included five sets of board games and instructional handbooks, a learning achievement test, a satisfaction questionnaire toward learning using the board game, and reflective learning logs. Data were analyzed using percentage, mean (x̄), standard deviation (S.D.), percentage of relative gain scores, effect size, and content analysis. The research results revealed that: 1) the overall quality of the board game as evaluated by experts was at a very good level (x̄ = 4.82, S.D. = 0.38); 2) the efficiency of the board game was 83.86/82.87, which exceeded the specified 80/80 criteria; 3) the students' learning achievement after learning was higher than before learning, with an average relative gain score of 73.19, which was at a very high level, and the effect size was 4.56, falling within a large size effect; and 4) the students' overall satisfaction toward the learning management using the board game was at the highest level (x̄ = 4.78, S.D. = 0.40).