ชุดกิจกรรมเพื่อพัฒนาทักษะการสานสำหรับนิสิตระดับอุดมศึกษา Activity Kits for College Students to Improve Their Weaving Skills

Abstract

            Weaving is traditional Thai handicraft seen in daily life in all regions. There is a demand for learning weaving and the principle gained could be applied to creatively produce many useful items. This research aimed to 1) develop self-learning activity kits to improve college students' basic weaving skills and 2) study the effects of self-learning activity kits to improve basic weaving skills. The sample group was undergraduate students from division of Art Education, Chulalongkorn University. The instruments used in this research were the self-assessment form and activity satisfaction questionnaire. The research was divided into 3 phases, the first phase: was the research through literature reviews, the second phase: was activity kits development, and the third phase: was the studies of activity kits' effect. the results are 2 developed prototype of self-learning activity kits to improve college students' basic weaving skills consisted of 1) the first developed prototype use paper weaving tool as main media for the activities and 2) the second developed prototype revised following the SWOT analysis that use paper with column numbered 1-9 on each end as main media for the activities. The effects of using the activity kit on college students show that students were statistical significantly (alpha = .05) more confident in weaving after the activities compared to before the activities and have better skills in weaving after activities compared to before the activities. The activities developed are engaging and able to use as a self-learning tool. the media included gave clear, easy-to-understand, and beautiful instruction. the activities can be used to comprehend difficult weaving patterns quickly inspiring and encouraging students to further learn to weave, additionally, they are enjoyable and could relieve stress.