Comparison of Traditional Instruction and Simpson’s Model Instruction for Psycho-motor Skill Development by Using the Skill Practice Package of Creatively Locally Dramatic Arts with the Song of Mueang Surin Travelling in for Grade 4 Students of Mueang Surin School under Surin Elementary Education Service Area 1

Abstract

This research aimed to compare the traditional instruction and Simpson’s model instruction for practical skill development by using the practical skill package of creatively locally dramatic arts with the song of Mueang Surin Travelling
in the Art Learning Group, Strand 3 of Dramatic Arts, for grade 4 students of Mueang Surin School. The sampling group was the grade 4 classroom 6 (4/6) students, which was sampled using Cluster Sampling, with total of 42 students. The research tools were the questionnaire of instructional problems, the practical skill package, the instructional plan, the learning achievement test form, the behavioral evaluation form, the practical skill evaluation form of dramatic arts, and the satisfaction questionnaire. The data were analyzed using percentage, mean, standard deviation, Pair Sample t-test, and Independent Sample t-test. The research found that the grade 4 students of Mueang Surin School had the instructional problems of dramatic arts skills overall at a high level, the average value is 4.36. Then, the efficiently practical skill package was developed, which provided the learning achievements after studying higher than those before studying with a statistically significant difference at .01. The students had more knowledge at 88.88 percent, had behaviors following the required characteristics at an excellent quality level, and had practical skills of dramatic arts overall at a very good level. Besides, they had overall satisfaction in the instructional activities at a high level. After 2 week-practicing by using the practical skill package of dramatic arts, the observation found that they had more practical skills.