DEVELOPMENT OF ONLINE PRACTICE EXERCISES TO ENHANCE CLASSROOM RESEARCH SKILLS FOR THE BACHELOR DEGREE IN ARTS AND CULTURE, BUNDITPATANASILPA INSTITUTE, THAILAND

Abstract

The objectives of this research were: 1) To develop online practice exercises to enhance classroom research skills for students enrolled in the Bachelor of Education Program in Arts and Culture; 2) To compare students’ classroom research skills after learning through online practice exercises; and 3) To investigate students’ satisfaction with the online practice exercises designed to enhance classroom research skills. The research procedures consisted of three steps: 1. Developing online practice exercises to enhance classroom research skills for students enrolled in the Bachelor of Education Program in Arts and Culture; 2. Comparing students’ classroom research skills with the established criteria; and 3. Examining students’ satisfaction with the online practice exercises designed to enhance classroom research skills. The research findings revealed that: 1. The online practice exercises developed to enhance classroom research skills for students enrolled in the Bachelor of Education Program in Arts and Culture were rated at the highest level of appropriateness overall, with an arithmetic mean of 4.74. All evaluation items were rated at the highest level. The efficiency scores (E1/E2) were 89.32/81.25, which were higher than the predetermined criteria. 2. Students’ classroom research skills after learning through the online practice exercises were significantly higher than the standard criterion of 70 percent at the .05 level of significance. 3. Students’ overall satisfaction with the online practice exercises designed to enhance classroom research skills was at the highest level, with an arithmetic mean of 4.69. All evaluation items were rated at the highest level.