The Promotion of Attention Behavior of Kindergarten 3 Students Thanasit Anusorn School Using Creative Art Activities from Open-Ended Materials with Songs

Abstract

This research aimed to study the attention and focus behaviors of kindergarten level 3 students at Thanasit Anusorn School who participated in creative art activities using open-ended materials accompanied by music. The sample group consisted of 30 kindergarten level 3 students aged 5-6 years. They attended Thanasit Anusorn School under the jurisdiction of the Samut Prakan Primary Educational Service Area Office 2 during the academic year 2024. The participants were selected using a random sampling method. The research instruments included lesson plans for creative art activities using open-ended materials accompanied by music and an assessment form for measuring the attention and focus behaviors of the students. The intervention was conducted over a period of six weeks, with activities held three days a week for 40 minutes per session from 9:00 AM to 9:40 AM, totaling 12 sessions.

         The experimental design used was the One-Group Pretest-Posttest Design.Some statistical devices employed for data analysis and presentation included mean, percentagete   . The results revealed that the students' attention and focus behaviors significantly improved after participating in the activities compared to before, at a statistical significant level of .01. It was consistent with the research hypothesis.