Maneepan Apibalsri. Computer multimedia lessons based on the webquest learning approach for grade 8 bhutanese history students. (). King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok. Central Library. : , 2560.
Computer multimedia lessons based on the webquest learning approach for grade 8 bhutanese history students
Abstract:
The purposes of this mixed method study were: 1) to compare the learning achievement of the students in the experimental group who used computer multimedia lessons based on the WebQuest learning approach with those in the control group who used the traditional strategy in studying history content on the Second World war, 2) to compare the learning achievements of the students in the experimental group before and after studying the history content on the Second World War by the use of computer multimedia lessons based on the WebQuest learning approach, and 3) to describe the opinions of the students in the experimental group towards the use of computer multimedia lessons based on the WebQuest learning approach in studying history content on the Second World War. The population of this study was 285 Grade 8 Bhutanese students from 6 schools in the Lhuntse District. All 60 Grade 8 students who were studying history in the 2nd semester of the Academic Year 2015 in one of the schools were selected as participants in the study by the cluster random sampling method to form the experimental and control groups. Both groups consisted of 30 students each. The instruments used were lesson plans; computer multimedia lessons based on the WebQuest learning approach; the pretest and posttest; and students and teachers reflective journals. The statistics employed for data analysis were mean (𝑥̅) , standard deviation (SD) and independent t-test. The qualitative data were analyzed using the grounded theory proposed by Strauss and Corbins (1998). The coding process included 3 levels of analyses: open, axial and selective coding. In terms of quantitative data analysis, the result analysis found that there was a statistically significant difference of 0.01 (p<0.025) between the experimental and control groups learning achievement in the posttest. It showed that the participants in the experimental group have reached higher learning achievement compared to those participants in the control group. The learning achievement of the students in the experimental group was higher in the posttest than the pretest with the significance level of 0.00 (p<0025). It showed that the computer multimedia lessons based on the WebQuest learning approach improved the students learning achievement. In terms of qualitative data analysis, the computer multimedia lessons based on WebQuest learning approach assisted students in gaining extra information. Videos and pictures helped them to better understand the history content of the Second World War, fostered interaction and cooperative learning, encouraged the participants independent learning and made the lesson interesting and enjoyable."