Developing Chinese Speaking Skills through Brain-Based Learning with Board Games for Grade 3 Students

Abstract

This research consists purposes were 1. to develop lesson plans for enhancing Chinese speaking skills through Brain-Based Learning with board games for Grade 3 students 2. to compare students' Chinese speaking skills before and after learning through Brain-Based Learning with board games and 3. to investigate students' satisfaction with learning through Brain-Based Learning with board games. the sample consisted of 13 Grade 3 students enrolled at Tessaban Wat Nong Pha School during the first semester of the 2026 academic year. The participants were selected using cluster random sampling, with the school serving as the sampling unit. The research instruments included lesson plans based on Brain-Based Learning with board games. a pre-test and post-test of Chinese speaking skills and a student satisfaction questionnaire administered after the instructional intervention. The data were analyzed using mean standard deviation percentage and dependent samples t-test. The findings revealed that 1) the quality of the lesson plans developed through Brain-Based Learning with board games was rated at a high level (x̅= 4.47, S.D. = 0.15), indicating that the lesson plans were appropriate and effective for promoting students' Chinese speaking skills 2) the students' Chinese speaking skills after learning were significantly higher than those before learning at the .05 level of statistical significance, demonstrating that Brain-Based Learning with board games effectively enhanced students' Chinese speaking skills and 3) the students' overall satisfaction with the learning activities was at the highest level (x̅= 4.81, S.D. = 0.09) The findings indicate that Brain-Based Learning with board games not only improved students' Chinese speaking skills but also increased their confidence in using Chinese for communication. The high level of satisfaction further reflected students' positive attitudes toward the lesson plans and the learning activities.