Using Game-Based Learning on Agility of Grade 3 Students in Elementary School

Abstract

The objectives of this research were: 1) develop a game-based learning management plan that enhances students’ agility, 2) compare the achievement of game-based learning management on agility before, after the 4 week and after the 8 week, and 3) compare the achievement of game-based learning management on agility between an experimental group and a control group before, after the 4 week, and after the 8 week. The sample consisted 70 grade 3 students in elementary school during the 2024 academic year and was selected using a multistage sampling method. One class of 35 students was assigned as the experimental group and used game-based learning instruction, whereas another class of 35 students received traditional instruction and was assigned as the control group. The research instruments included: 1) a game-based learning management plan 2) a conventional learning management plan, and 3) an agility test. The statistical for data analysis were the One-way repeated measures and independent t-test. The results of the study were as follows: 1) The developed game-based learning lesson plans for enhancing agility of grade 3 students had a content validity index (CVI) of 1.00, as evaluated by five experts, 2) Pairwise comparisons in the experimental group showed that post-test scores after 4 weeks (M = 12.96) and 8 weeks (M = 12.34) were significantly different from the pre-test score, the score after 8 weeks was significantly different from that after 4 weeks at the .05 level, and 3) A comparison of agility between the experimental and control groups before instruction (M = 14.15, 14.16) and after 4 weeks (M = 12.96, 13.31) showed no significant difference, the scores after 8 weeks (M = 12.34, 12.67) were significantly different at the .05 level.