The Effect of Organizing Halal Cooking Activities on Behavior Early Childhood Communication, Thammanurak Community Center for Early Childhood Development, Bangkok

Abstract

     The purpose of this research is to compare the communication behavior of early childhood children before and after participating in halal cooking activities. The population included 60 male and female children aged between 4 - 5 years old from two classes, enrolled in Kindergarten 2 during the second semester of the 2024 academic year at Thammanurak Community Child Development Center. The sample group comprised 30 children from Kindergarten 2A, selected through cluster random sampling by randomly choosing one classroom out of two classrooms that shared similar characteristics. The research instruments included 24 lesson plans for Halal cooking activities designed to promote communication behaviors among the children, with a content validity index (CVI) of 0.96. An observation form was used to assess the children’s communication behaviors in two aspects: sending behaviors and receiving behaviors, with a CVI of 0.94. The experimental period lasted for 8 weeks, with sessions conducted three times per week, 45 minutes per day, during the experiential activity period. The statistical methods employed in this research were mean, standard deviation, and dependent t-test.

     The research findings revealed that the communication behaviors of early childhood children after participating in the Halal cooking activities were significantly higher than before participating in the activities at the .05 level of statistical significance. The post-experimental mean scores of communication behaviors in each aspect were as follows: sending communication behavior ( = 2.20) and receiving communication behavior ( = 2.23).