Development of a Game Application for Team-Based Learning to Enhance 21st Century Skills of Undergraduate Students
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This research aimed 1) to develop a game application for team-based learning to enhance undergraduate students’ 21st century skills, 2) to compare students’ academic achievement and 21st century skills of those learning with application for team-based learning and traditional instruction methods and 3) to explore students’ satisfaction regarding the application.This study was divided into two phases. In Phase 1 the sample consisted of 156 undergraduate students from Srinakharinwirot University and in in Phase 2 the participants consisted of 172 undergraduate students from Srinakharinwirot University. They were then randomly allocated to either an experimental (n=91) or a control group (n=81). The research instruments consisted of a game application for team-based learning for enhancing undergraduate students’ 21st century skills or "SWU TEAM", 21st century skills assessment forms, quality assessment forms for experts, an academic achievement test, and a student satisfaction survey.
The results showed that 1) the developed application had an effectiveness score of 80/85, meeting the score requirements, that 2) the experimental group who learned via the developed application had higher academic achievement than that of the control group at a significance level of .05, that 3) the experimental group who learned via the developed application had higher levels of communication skills and collaboration skills than those of the control group at a significance level of .05, and that 4) students who learned via the developed application had a high level of satisfaction.
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