APPROACHES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF LEARNING MATERIALS FOR APPLICATIONS ON SMARTPHONES IN THE SUBJECT OF THAI-FOLK DANCE

Abstract

The purpose of this research aims to applying technologies in teaching to increase students' interest in learning which will help them learn more efficiently and effectively. This article will demonstrate guidelines for developing an application, on smartphones in the subject of Thai-folk dances for mathayom. As a qualitative research, the researcher studied application development processes and Gagne's Nine Events of Instruction. In this research, there are two groups of key informants; 1) Professors with teaching experiences in medias and technologies more than 5 years 2) Professors with teaching experiences in Thai Dance Art more than 5 years. The researcher collected data by using in-depth interview method and analyzing documents. The tools for collecting data is semi-structured interview. According to the research results, Thai–Folk Dance instructional medias, in the form of mobile application, contain two major components; 1. User Interface which can be divided into 11 sections; 1) Login page 2) Registration page 3) Main Menu page 4) Entering Pre-test page 5) Pre-test page 6) Pre-test result page 7) Lessons about Thai–Folk Dance in 4 regions of Thailand 8) Entering Post-test page 9) Post-test page 10) Post-test result page 11) Log out page 2. Learning Contents which contain 3 small components; 1) Learning Achievement Test 2) Thai–Folk Dance shows in 4 regions of Thailand 3) The Basic Education Core Curriculum B.E. 2551. This article is a part of the thesis, Development of Thai - Folk Dance Learning Outcomes Through Smartphone Learning Applications. Department of Art Education, Faculty of Fine Arts, Srinakharinwirot University, Thailand.