Study of the effects of using animation media for self-directed Learning

Abstract

This research aimed to study the effect of using self-directed learning animated media on English fruit vocabulary. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the quality and the learning outcomes of the sample group towards the self-directed learning animated media on English fruit vocabulary. The sample group used in this research was 35 primary school students from the Non-Formal and Informal Education Center, Bang Pa-in District, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province. The research instruments consisted of 1) self-directed learning animated media on English fruit vocabulary created by the researcher; 2) the animation media quality assessment form; and 3) the sample group learning outcome assessment form.

          The research statistics used included means (), standard deviations (S.D.), and dependent samples t-tests. The research results showed that the self-directed learning media on English fruit vocabulary received a very good overall quality rating from the expert evaluators. Across the three evaluation areas, the overall average is 4.57, indicating a very high level of quality. The results of the evaluation of the sample group's learning towards the animation media found that the sample group's pre-study average score was 11.63 and the post-study average score was 16.74, representing 83.71%, higher than the specified criteria of 80%, with statistical significance at the 0.05 level.