Ramkhamhaeng University Journal: Faculty of Education (Humanities and Social Sciences)

The Trait of “Sufficiency” Begins in Early Childhood

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The fostering of self-sufficiency traits should develop in childhood because this is the age of learning power and the growth of life. The teachers instill the knowledge of sufficiency, frugality, self-help, rationality, and self-discipline in the children. To develop these characteristics, there should be a process of changing old behaviors to new behaviors by giving experience or training for permanent desirable behavior. Children spend most of their time in kindergarten classrooms. Teachers are the most important people who provide activities for students, including performing daily routine activities, by fostering self-sufficiency traits in children until they grow up as good citizens.

Critical Pedagogy in English Language Teaching (ELT)

2024-09-11T10:18:04+07:00

Paulo Freire's work is particularly associated with critical pedagogy. It is a method of teaching that encourages students to develop a critical understanding of the relationship between why and how English is learned in a political context, as well as to challenge and address social injustice. Moreover, critical pedagogy empowers students to consider and alter attitudes and practices that disadvantage them as English language learners. In addition to reflective practices, the implications of critical pedagogy for teachers differ from classroom to classroom. Teachers must therefore think about what they can do in the area of ELT that is inextricably linked to politics and power.

Quality of Life for Higher Education Students in the Post COVID-19 Epidemic

2024-09-11T10:23:40+07:00

This academic article examines the quality of life for students in higher education (Quality of Life

for Higher Education Students) following the COVID-19 pandemic, emphasizing the paramount significance of student well-being. The objective of the academic article titled "Quality of Life for Higher Education Students in the Post-COVID-19 Epidemic" is to provide guidelines for designing learning experiences and suitable environments for students in the post-COVID-19 context. The aim is to enhance students' quality of life and align it with the desired attributes of graduates. This is achieved by fostering the development of students' quality of life across intellectual, social, emotional, physical, and moral dimensions. The enhancement of the quality of life of higher education students in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic encompasses promoting students' physical well-being (Healthy), enhancing emotional adaptability (Adaptability), cultivating a creative mindset (Mindset), and empowering students to manage their own learning with a flexible approach (Flexible learning approach).

The development of academic achievement in the literature titled "The Battle of Kramang Kuning in Inao" through the inquiry-based teaching method (5E) along with ready-made lessons from the Animaker application

2024-09-11T10:06:57+07:00

The study aimed to (1) develop academic achievement in the literature of "The Battle of Kramang Kuning in Inao" through the inquiry-based teaching method (5E) along with ready-made lessons from the Animaker application, and (2) study the satisfaction level of students regarding the learning of literature through the aforementioned method. The research utilized a quasi-experimental group design, measuring outcomes before and after instruction. The sample group comprised 39 fourth-year high school students who were selected through purposive sampling. Research tools included lesson plans for teaching the literature of "The Battle of Kramang Kuning in Inao" using the inquiry-based teaching method (5E) along with ready-made lessons from the Animaker application, pre- and post-instructional achievement tests, and satisfaction surveys. Data analysis involved frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and independent t-test for non-interdependent group comparisons.

The research findings indicated that the academic achievement in Thai literature of students using the inquiry-based teaching method (5E) along with ready-made lessons from the Animaker application had significantly higher average scores after instruction compared to before instruction, at a statistical significance level of .05. Additionally, students expressed a high level of satisfaction with this teaching method overall.

A Case Study of the Boxer’s Way of Life: Petch Sukhumvit Boy Bangna

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Development of Learning Achievement with a Fflipped Classroom Integrated with Game for the Mathematics Topic of 3D Geometric Shapes for Grade 6 Students

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The research aimed to (1) compare learning achievement before and after implementing flipped classroom learning integrated with games; (2) compare learning achievement against a 70% achievement criterion; and (3) investigate satisfaction with the implementation of flipped classroom learning integrated with games in the context of mathematics, specifically, three-dimensional geometry. The sample group comprises 44 sixth-grade students from Jakarnboon School, selected through cluster random sampling. The research tools included: (1) eight lesson plans for flipped classroom learning integrated with games; (2) a test measuring learning achievement with ten multiple-choice questions and open-ended questions; and 3) a satisfaction questionnaire. Statistical analysis included the mean, standard deviation, and t-test. The research findings indicated that post-learning learning achievement was significantly higher than pre-learning and surpassed the 70% achievement criterion at a statistically significant level of .05. Additionally, the sixth-grade students expressed a high level of satisfaction with the implementation of flipped classroom learning integrated with games.

The Ability to use the Fine Motors that Have Been Received in Clay Molding Activities

2024-09-11T11:03:01+07:00

The objectives of this articles were: (1) to study the ability to use fine-motor skills of the early childhood in Kindergarten 2, Anuban Loei School, Mueang District, Loei Province and (2) to compare the ability to use motor skills of the early childhood in Kindergarten 2, Anuban Loei School, Mueang District, Loei Province. Early childhood boys and girls, aged between 4-5 years studying at the level of kindergarten 2, semester 2, academic year 2021, totaling 30 participants, acquired by purposive sampling method by selecting 1 classroom. The tools used in the research were: (1) a teaching plan for clay molding activity to promote hand skills of preschool children, i.e. clay molding, dough making, newspaper molding, and snack molding and (2) an assessment form to examine the early childhood’s ability to use hand skills and data analysis. The researcher collected the data, measured the scores to be analyzed with a program, and then took the scores obtained from the assessment both before and after using the activity to analyze for statistics. The analysis was divided as: (1) mean and standard deviation and (2) t test dependent.

The results showed that before clay molding activity, the level of ability to use hand skills of the early childhood in kindergarten 2 at Anuban Loei School, Kut Pong Sub-district, Mueang District, Loei Province was at an overall average score of 39.01 (SD = 5.18). When considering individually agility in using hand at 9.73 (SD = 1.20), hand flexibility at 9.47 (SD = 1.36), ability to control the use of hand at 9.80 (SD = 1.35), and hand-eye coordination at 10.10 (SD = 1.27) Meanwhile, the ability to use hand skills of the early childhood in the Kindergarten 2, Anuban Loei School, Kut Pong Sub-district, Mueang District, Loei Province after using the clay molding was higher than before using the activity with statistical significance at the 0.05 level.