THE RESULTS OF USING THE PRINCIPLE OF THREEFOLD TRAINING WITH MICRO-LEARNING INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR PROMOTING DHAMMA LEARNING ON THE TOPIC “THE LIFE OF BUDDHA” OF ELEMENTARY DHAMMA STUDIES LEVEL STUDENTS IN SECONDARY SCHOOL

Abstract

          In this quasi-experimental research investigation, the researcher aims to (1) study the use of the principle of threefold training with micro-learning instructional activities for promoting dhamma learning on the topic “the Life of Buddha” for Secondary level dhamma students with the criterion efficiency of 80/80, (2) compare the learning achievements with the pre-test scores of the students to investigate the use of the principle of threefold training with micro-learning instructional activities for promoting dhamma learning on the topic “the Life of Buddha” for secondary students who are in elementary dhamma level, and (3) examine student satisfaction towards the use of the principle of threefold training with micro-learning instructional activities for promoting dhamma learning on the topic “the Life of Buddha” for the secondary students.

          The sample of this research consisted of thirty secondary students studying in elementary dhamma studies level in the second semester of the academic year 2022 at Kingpetch School selected using the technique of simple random sampling. The research instruments consisted of the following: (1) the principle of threefold training with micro-learning instructional activities for promoting dhamma learning on the topic “the Life of Buddha”; (2) a quality evaluation form to assess the use of the principle of threefold training with micro-learning instructional activities for promoting dhamma learning on the topic “the Life of Buddha”; (3) lesson plans based on the principle of threefold training process; (4) a 20-item learning achievement test on the Life of the Buddha lesson with the reliability of 0.857; and (5) a student satisfaction evaluation form to examine students’ satisfaction towards the use of the principle of threefold training with micro-learning instructional activities for promoting dhamma learning on the topic “the Life of Buddha” for the secondary students with the reliability of 0.786. Data were analyzed using mean and standard deviation. The technique of dependent t-test was also employed.

          The findings are as follows:

1. The principle of threefold training with micro-learning instructional activities for promoting dhamma learning on the topic “the Life of Buddha” for dhamma secondary students constructed by the researcher exhibited an efficiency of 86.8/87.83 at a higher level than the criterion.
2. The secondary students' learning achievement was higher than the scores prior to the study at the statistically significant level of .05.
3. The students exhibited satisfaction with the use of the principle of threefold training with micro-learning instructional activities for promoting dhamma learning on the topic “the Life of Buddha” for the secondary students at the highest level ( = 4.51).