The Development of Learning Achievement on Using Microsoft Word through Animation Media Combined with Practice Learning of Grade 4 Students

Abstract

The objectives of this research were 1) to develop an animation on the use of Microsoft Word for Grade 4 students, 2) to improve students' learning outcomes through a learning process using animation media about using the Microsoft Word program combined with the practice learning approach, and 3) to study students' satisfaction with the teaching and learning process using animation about using the Microsoft Word program combined with the practice learning approach. The sample group consists of 37 Grade 4/7 students at Muang Surin School, located on Jang Wang Road, Nai Muang Subdistrict, Mueang Surin District, Surin Province. The research tools used in this study include 1) one lesson plan, 2) one piece of animation media, 3) an achievement test, and 4) a satisfaction questionnaire. The statistics employed in the research are the mean, percentage, standard deviation, and Paired Sample T-Test.  The research findings can be summarized as follows: 1. The instructional media, which included animation combined with hands-on teaching, demonstrated efficiency during the learning activity (E1), with a mean score of 36.34, equivalent to 91.62%. The effectiveness of the post-learning test results (E₂) had a mean score of 16.67, representing 83.38%. It was found that both values exceeded the specified criterion of 80/80. 2. The average scores from the learning management system using animation combined with practice-based teaching showed that students had a mean score of 8.51 before the lesson and a mean score of 16.67 after the lesson. The test of differences in means indicates that post-learning achievement is significantly higher than pre-learning achievement at the .05 level of statistical significance. 3. The satisfaction of Grade 4 students who learned using animation combined with practice-based teaching was found to be at the highest level, with an average score of 4.67 and a standard deviation of 0.46.