The Development of Online Learning in Research Methodology for Communication Arts Courses for Students in the Field of Communication Arts, Faculty of Management Sciences, Pibulsongkram Rajabhat University

Abstract

The purposes of the study were to constitute and find out the efficiency of online learning, to compare academic achievement and to study the opinions of students in the field of Communication Arts, Faculty of Management Sciences, Pibulsongkram Rajabhat University towards online learning in research methodology for communication arts courses. The method of this research was as follows: Firstly, to constitute and find out the efficiency of online learning at the criteria of 70/70. Secondly, to try out and evaluate the online learning in research methodology in communication arts courses for the students. The sample group consisted of 30 students in the field of communication arts. The data was analyzed by using the basic statistics percentage, mean, standard deviation and one – sample t-test. The results of research were found as follows;

1. The development of the online e-Learning by using the T5 Model starting from setting the “Task” or learning activities as well as providing various resources, “Tutorial” for giving feedback and suggestion, “Topic” for the students to studies and complete their task, “Teamwork” for student to interact and work together in small groups, “Tools” by using the system organize teaching and learning to allow students to follow the teaching calendar.
2. The online learning in research methodology in communication arts courses for the students had effective through 70/70 criteria. The performance score during class had a mean of 29.90, or 74.75 percent (E1) and the post- class performance score was a mean of 28.67, or 71.67% (E2). It showed that the online learning was 74.75 / 71.67 %, effective as passing the specified criteria.
3. The average of academic achievement courses in the field of communication arts faculty of management science Pibulsongkram Rajabhat University, using online learning was equal to 28.67 representing 71.67 percent, which higher than criteria of 70/70 % and when testing the achievement after studying with the criteria at a statistically significant level of 0.05, it found that the students had academic achievement after studying which was not different from the 70 percent criteria which was inconsistent with the research hypothesis set.
4. The opinions of the students towards the online learning in research methodology for communication arts course, the overall picture was at a high level with an average of 3.95. When considered each side, it was found that the top 3 areas with high opinion mean were:
   1) the lesson content met the learning purpose, with an average of 4.43, which was at a high level. 2) The online learning gave the learners complete freedom to study with an average of 4.30 which was at a high level. 3) The suitability of the slides presented with an average of 4.17, which was at a high level. For the side with the lowest mean was online learning which gave learners knowledge, more understanding of the content and the online learning was easy to understand and made learning faster with an average of 3.43 equal, which was in the moderate level.