A Development of an Applications for Self-Learning in Topic of Four Noble Truths for Secondary 3 (Grade 9) Students at Udomvithaya School

Abstract

     The purposes of this research were to: (1) develop an application for self-directed learning on the topic of the four noble truths for Secondary 3 (Grade 9) students at Udomvithaya school to meet the efficiency criterion of 80/80, (2) compare the students’ learning achievements before and after using the developed application, and (3) investigate the students’ satisfaction with the application.

            The samples of this study were 30 students chosen by the lottery method of simple random sampling. The research instruments consisted of an application for self-learning, a quality evaluation form for the media and the content, an achievement test, and a questionnaire. The statistical methods used to analyze the data were mean, standard deviation, and dependent t-test. The research results showed that: (1) The efficiency of the application for self-directed learning on thetopic of the four noble truths for Secondary 3 (Grade 9) students at Udomvithaya school was 80.08/88.83, which was higher than the set criterion. (2) The students’learning achievement after using the application was higher at the statistically significant level of .05. (3) The students’ overall satisfaction with the application for self-directed learning on the topic of the four noble truths for Secondary 3 (Grade 9) students at Udomvithaya school was at the highest level with the mean of 4.72.