DESIGNING THAI DRAMATIC ARTS LEARNING ACTIVITIES THROUGH THE USE OF SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING METHOD TO ENHANCE THAI DANCING ROUTINES SKILL FOR THAI DRAMATIC ARTS STUDENTS IN A VOCATIONAL COLLEGE

Abstract

The objectives of the present research were: 1) to design Thai Dramatic Arts learning activities through the use of self-directed learning method to enhance Thai dancing routines skill for Thai Dramatic Arts students in a vocational college, and 2) to compare the effectiveness of enhancing Thai dancing routines skill for Thai Dramatic Arts students in a vocational college through the use of self-directed learning method with the criteria to pass the assessment at 80% The instruments in this research were: 1) the questionnaire of characteristics of readiness for learning Thai Dramatic Arts using self-directed learning method, 2 ) self-directed learning method lesson plans, and (3) the assessment test for dancing. The participants were selected for this study were categorized into 2 groups. The first group was 369 third year vocational certificate students of Thai Dramatic Arts in Bunditpatanasilpa Institute. The participants were selected based on a Stratified Random Sampling. The second group was 46 third year vocational certificate students in Lopburi college of Dramatic Arts. The participants were selected based on a cluster sampling. The obtained data were analyzed based on the questionnaires, mean (𝑥̅ ), standard deviation (SD), and one sample t-test. The research results revealed as follows: 1) design Thai Dramatic Arts learning activities through the use of self-directed learning method for third year vocational certificate students of Thai Dramatic Arts. lesson plans were designed to be complete in 5 steps, which are 1) connect and contact, 2) demonstration, 3) action, 4) learn and share, and 5) best practice presentation, contained the effectiveness at 83.44/86.20 . 2) The comparison results of the effectiveness of enhancing Thai dancing routines skill in Thai Dramatic Arts after employing self-directed learning method quality 𝑥̅ = 17.24, S.D. = 1.14 was at the ‘excellent’ (t= 7.38, P=.00) level at 86.20% higher than the learning criteria with significantly higher at a level of 0.5. This showed that self-directed learning activities could be enhanced Thai dancing routines skill of Thai Dramatic Arts students according to the learning criteria.