To Promote Awareness about Cyberbullying and Hate Speech for Basic Education Students: Case Study in Chachoengsao School

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to 1) study students’ behaviour and 2) promote awareness about cyberbullying and hate speech for basic education students in Chachoengsao Province.  The samples were (1) 10 teachers and 43 students who were responding to the survey stage to construct the questionnaire form and (2) 29 secondary-5 students in the second semester of the academic year 2019 at a school in Chachoengsao Province, responding to the try out stage. This research was conducted during the samples’ class and social media time in their daily lives to modify students’ behaviour about cyberbullying and hate speech. The experimental instruments consisted of the achievement test and value clarification Test which the researchers had developed through the survey stage. The findings were as follows: (1) The survey stage revealed that there were 24 important points. Important issues had been divided as follow; students built relationships through the use of information technology platforms to hand in their tasks, play games, and online or offline chats by the most using of Facebook, YouTube, and Line. They used the platforms at their residences. Most students spent 4 hours a day for the internet. Their conversations on social media were mostly rude. Most students showed their hate speech behaviors on social media by using rude, reviled or mocking words, and unserious teasing behaviors. When mentioned in negative ways, they promptly responded to those arguments. After writing negative messages on social media to their friends, most of the students felt uncomfortable but they thought that they could resolve themselves in a short time. All of the students had been bullied by teasing speeches and exposed their personal information on social media. Half of them had been bullied by impersonation on their accounts. The other half were never bullied. And this research found that 6-main-element and 2-main-step forms (2) The try out stage revealed that the samples’ achievement mean scores were significantly higher than pretest at the .05 level. There were 29 students, 100 percent, having value awareness about cyberbullying and hate speech and 23 students, 86.21 percent, having value clarification.