The Results of the Recreational Activity Program on Social Skills for Students in Phranakhon Si Ayutthaya Rajabhat University

Abstract

The purposes of this research are to develop the Recreational Activity Program for Students in Phranakhon Si Ayutthaya Rajabhat University and to investigate the results of the recreational activity program on student’s social skills in Phranakhon Si Ayutthaya Rajabhat University. The participants were 132 undergraduate students who enrolled in Recreation Leader course of the semester 1, 2016 by using random sampling method. The Recreational Activity Program for Students and Students’ Social Skill Evaluation were used as the method in this research. The data were analyzed by using means, standard deviation and t-test for dependent samples.

The research findings were as follows:

1. Pre and Post experiment, the samples differently have overall social skills without
   the significant level at .05. The Post experiment data of social skills were 24 percent higher than the pre experiment. The percentage of pre experiment data was 60.5 and the percentage of the post experiment was 84.5.


2. Pre and Post experiment, the samples differently have social skills in interpersonal skill aspect without the significant level at .05. The Post experiment data of social skills were 28 percent higher than the pre experiment. The percentage of pre experiment data in interpersonal skill aspect was 59.8 and the percentage of the post experiment in interpersonal skill aspect was 87.8.


3. Pre and Post experiment, the samples differently have social skills in communication skill aspect without the significant level at .05. The Post experiment data of communication skills were 22.7 percent higher than the pre experiment. The percentage of pre experiment data in communication skill aspect was 59.8 and the percentage of the post experiment in communication skill aspect was 82.5.


4. Pre and Post experiment, the samples differently have social skills in team working skill aspect without the significant level at .05. The Post experiment data of team working skills were 22 percent higher than the pre experiment. The percentage of pre experiment data in team working skill aspect was 61.5 and the percentage of the post experiment in team working skill aspect was 83.5.