The Effects of Organizing Learning Activities by Using Social Network with the Big Six Skills Teaching Model on 21st Century Learning skills of Undergraduate Students

Abstract

The purposes of this research were: (1) to compare learning achievements of undergraduate students before and after participating in the learning activities by using social network with the Big Six Skills teaching model; (2) to compare the 21st century learning skill of undergraduate students before and after participating in the learning activities by using social network with the Big Six Skills teaching model ; and (3) to assess the student’s satisfaction upon learning activities by using social network with the Big Six Skills teaching model. The research sample were 24 undergraduate students majoring in Animation and Multimedia, Faculty of Science and Technology, Bansomdejchaopraya Rajabhat University enrolling in the Sound and Video Editing course in the 1st semester of academic year 2016. The research tools used in this study were: (1) learning activities by using social network with the Big Six Skills teaching model, (2) an achievement test, (3) a test on 21st century skills, and (4) a satisfaction questionnaire. The collected data were analyzed by the mean, standard division and t-test. The research findings were as follows: (1) The post-learning achievement of the students participating in learning activities by using social network with the Big Six Skills teaching model was higher than their pre-learning counterpart achievement at the .05 level of statistical significance. (2) After learning, the 21st century skills of the students participating in learning activities by using social network with the Big Six Skills teaching model were at the good level. (3) The students rated their satisfaction upon learning activities by using social network with the Big Six Skills teaching model at the high level.