Effects of Thai Sword Training Program based on Guilford’s Concept upon Creative Thinking Higher Education Students

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a Thai sword training program based on Guildford’s concept of creative thinking among higher education students. Thirty-eight students from the Physical Education Institute were divided into two groups, the Experimental group (n = 19) and the Control group (n = 19). In the experimental group, the participants were trained using the adapted Thai Sword Training Program for 60 minutes per day, 3 days per week for a total of 8 weeks. The research instruments included the Thai Sword Training Program consisting of eight practice platforms and adapted creative thinking assessments. Data was analyzed using mean score, standard derivative, and t-test. The findings were as follows: 1) After comparing the pre-test and post-test scores, the mean score of creative thinking in the experimental group was higher (p < .05); 2) there was no difference between the pre-test and post-test average scores for creative thinking in the control group; 3) when comparing the experimental and control groups, the pre-test and post-test scores were not different. In conclusion, the Thai sword training program based on Guildford’s concept of creative thinking is found to improve creative thinking in Thai sword sports.