The Development of Games-based Learning Experience Provision Plan to Develop Fine Motor Skills of Young Children

Abstract

The objectives of this research were to: 1) study the context of organizing experiences to promote the ability to use small muscles in early childhood children at Khop Dong School 2) Develop a game-based experience plan to promote the ability to use small muscles in early childhood children at Khop Dong School 3) Compare the ability to use small muscles of early childhood children at Khop Dong SchoolThe sample group used in this research was Kindergarten 2 students in the 2nd semester of academic year 2022, Ban Khop Dong School. Mon Pin Subdistrict Educational Quality Development Center, under the Chiang Mai Primary Educational Service Area Office 3. The sample consisted of 17 participants from 1 classroom, selected using cluster random sampling with the school as the sampling unit. The research instruments used to collect data were lesson plan, in-depth interviews and small muscle ability skill assessments. The effectiveness of the instruments was analyzed using the E₁/E₂ formula and compared using mean (𝑥̅), standard deviation (S.D.) and t-test (dependent sample). The results of the research found that 1) Ban Khop Dong School Provides 100% of necessary media and learning resources suitable for promoting the ability to use small muscles in early childhood children. 2) The Effectiveness of the game-based experience to promote the ability to use small muscles in early childhood children of Ban Khop Dong School was 85.49/87.45. and 3) Early childhood children had significantly higher ability to use small muscles after the learning experience compared to before the experience, with a statistical significance level of .01.