Research Methodology and Cognitive Science

Enhancing Linguistic Intelligence Among Primary School Student Using Language Comprehension Training Program: EEG Study

Suwarin Thinthawee, Pattrawadee Makmee, Peera Wongupparaj — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0700

This research aimed to create a language comprehension training program create a linguistic intelligence test and to study the results of the language comprehension training program. The study was comparing the differences in the EEG from making linguistic intelligence test before and after training with language comprehension training programs. The final study were testing of interactions between gender and general intelligence that affected on the EEG post-training with language comprehension training program. There are 81 students in sample group divide into 4 groups (19-21 per group) using 2x2 Factorial Pretest and Posttest Design (Between Subjects). The subjects were volunteers to participate in the research. Collected data from test activities via computer screen with linguistic intelligence test and EEG measurement. Statistics used are t-test dependent Two-way ANOVA and effect size.

The results of the research showed that the language comprehension training program could increase linguistic intelligence. In the overall the sample group had the absolute EEG after training was higher than before training. The EEG of boys were higher than girls. The EEG of low general intelligence groups were higher than high general intelligence groups. There were interaction between gender and general intelligence on the Gamma brain waves at position F3.

Effect of Mindfulness of Breathing Meditation Practice and Binaural Beats on Emotion Regulation: Behavioral and EEG Studies

Wirachai Kamthorn, Pratchaya Kaewkaen, Peera Wongupparaj — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0700

Meditation is very important to human life. It creates physical and mental balancing. This research, therefore, aimed to develop mindfulness on breathing along with listening to binaural beats, and to study the effect of the proposed method on emotional control. The effect of the proposed method was compared with the normal mindfulness on breathing (control group) by considering on the emotion regulation score and the EEG power spectrum. Forty-two volunteer students, aged 18-23 years old, participated in this study. All of them were randomly assigned into two groups; 21 students in experimental group and 21 students in control group. The students in experimental group was trained to follow the mindfulness on breathing along with listening to binaural beatsand control group practiced the normal mindfulness on breathing meditation. The research instruments consisted of an emotion regulation self-assessment and EEG recording in Neuroscan system. The descriptive statistics and t-test were analyzed in this study.

The research results show that:

The mindfulness on breathing along with listening to binaural beats and normal mindfulness on breathing meditation significantly effected on emotion regulation scores and also changing in brain waves.
The results on emotional regulation showed that (1) there was significantly different on impulse control difficulties scores between 2 groups in pre-experimental stage, (2) the students in control group demonstrated significantly higher emotional regulation scores in 6 aspects after completing practicing period.
The result on EEG waves in post test showed that (1) there were significant different in theta wave at three points of electrodes in baseline stage, including FZ, TP7 and CP1, (2) both groups did not present difference in alpha wave at baseline stage.

In conclusion, the mindfulness on breathing meditation with binaural beats does not have an effect on the changing of theta and alpha wave.

The Multisensory Integration with Kangaroo Mother Care (MSI-KMC) onto the Early Cognitive Performance in Two-Month Old Infants

Watcharee Numprasert, Peera Wongupparaj, Piyathip Pradujprom — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0700

The multisensory integration with kangaroo mother care (MSI-KMC) program was deliberated seriously base on three dimensions: window of opportunity, sleep pattern in accordance with circadian rhythm, and Piaget’s theory and ecological model, to enhance cognitive performance among newly born infants. This study aimed to elucidate the effects of multisensory integration with kangaroo mother care onto the early cognitive performance among two-month old infants. Visual habituation behavior was applied to determine such performanceat the corrected age of one and two months old. Forty-six healthy term infants were recruited and assigned randomly into either experimental group or control group. The experimental group consisted of twenty four respondents receiving MSI-KMC intervention whereas the control group consistedof twenty two respondents receiving KMC intervention. Both groups practiced such assigned intervention for two months long interval. Consequently, total look duration and number of habituation trials were assessed and analyzed. Statistical t-test, F-test and one way repeated measure MANOVA were employed to test research hypotheses. The findings emerged accordingly. The experimental group had lower mean scores of the total look duration and the number of habituation trials than the control group significantly at p<.01. The MSI-KMC program, therefore, could potentially be used to stimulate and advocate infants’ cognitive performance development.

Enhancing Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence among Primary School Students by IPEGs Program

Prasert Thongthip, Pratchaya Kaewkaen — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0700

The development of bodily-kinesthetic Intelligence is important to human life in the future because living in the future is at risk of chronic non-communicable diseases caused by sedentary behavior.The purposes of this study were to create IPEGs Programfor enhanceBodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence in Anubanjumphol Phonpisaiprimary school students. The process to development IPEGs program consisted of a review of literature, the design of the learning activity. There are three activities in IPEGs program (1) mental fitness training (2) physical fitness training and (3) relaxation. This program had been use for grade 5, 80 students, 4 experimental groups by comparing the mean scores of the correct answers from the Flanker Task intelligence test before and after the experiment. Data analysis using t-test and two-way ANOVA. The result show that mean score of accuracy from bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence through computer of primary school students classified by gender and IQ level between before and after using the IPEGs program, there was a statistically significant difference at .01 level.In which males have higher IQ levels than females. In addition, high and low IQ levels interact with intelligence and physical movements. However, males and females do not interact with physical intelligence and movement, including sex and IQ levels do not interact with physical intelligence and movement of elementary school students. Statistical significance at the level of .01

The Analysis of Toluene Concentrations Affecting Learning and Long-Term Memory of Mice and Workers Who Long-Term Exposed to Low-Level of Toluene

Pichai Kantachai, Pratchaya Kaewkaen, Yoottana Janthakhin — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0700

การศึกษานี้มุ่งเน้นศึกษาเกี่ยวกับผลกระทบทางด้านการทำงานของสมองที่เกี่ยวข้องกับการเรียนรู้และความจำจากการสัมผัสโทลูอีนโดยมีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อวิเคราะห์ระดับความเข้มข้นของโทลูอีนที่รับสัมผัสแล้วส่งผลต่อพฤติกรรมทางระบบประสาทและสารสื่อประสาทที่เกี่ยวข้องกับความจำในสัตว์ทดลองเพื่อวิเคราะห์ระดับความเข้มข้นของ โทลูอีนที่รับสัมผัสแล้วส่งผลต่อการเกิดภาวะความจำบกพร่องและการเปลี่ยนแปลงของสารชีวเคมีที่เกี่ยวข้องกับความจำในมนุษย์และเพื่อศึกษาสหสัมพันธ์พหุคูณระหว่างผลการประเมินความจำเบื้องต้นด้วยแบบทดสอบสมรรถภาพสมองเบื้องต้นฉบับภาษาไทยกับสารชีวเคมีในร่างกายของพนักงานที่สัมผัสโทลูอีนแบ่งการศึกษาออกเป็น 2 ระยะ คือ ระยะการศึกษาในสัตว์ทดลอง ใช้หนูเมาส์จำนวน 20 ตัว และระยะการศึกษาในพนักงานที่ทำงานในโรงงานอุตสาหกรรมรถยนต์ จำนวน 60 คน วิเคราะห์ข้อมูลด้วยสถิติ Independent sample t-test, Paired-sample t-test, One-way ANOVA และ Multiple correlation analysis

ผลการวิจัย พบว่าหนูกลุ่มทดลองที่สัมผัสโทลูอีนความเข้มข้น 50 ส่วนในล้านส่วน (t=3.29, p=.03) และหนูกลุ่มทดลองที่สัมผัสโทลูอีนความเข้มข้น 100 ส่วนในล้านส่วน (t=3.81, p=.02) มีค่าเฉลี่ยดัชนีการจดจำลดลงอย่างมีนัยสำคัญทางสถิติที่ระดับ .05 หลังรับสัมผัสโทลูอีน นอกจากนั้นยังพบว่า หนูกลุ่มควบคุมที่ไม่ได้รับสัมผัสโทลูอีนมีระดับของสารโดปามีน (Dopamine) ในสมองต่ำกว่าหนูกลุ่มทดลองที่สัมผัสโทลูอีนความเข้มข้น 50 ส่วนในล้านส่วน (MD=-45.35, p<.05) ความเข้มข้น 100 ส่วนในล้านส่วน (MD=-35.28, p<.05) และความเข้มข้น 150 ส่วนในล้านส่วน(MD=-34.77, p<.05) แต่ไม่พบความแตกต่างของระดับของสารเซโรโทนิน (Serotonin) ในสมองหนูกลุ่มควบคุมและกลุ่มทดลองทุกกลุ่ม (F=.932, p=.450) ส่วนระดับของสารชีวเคมีในร่างกาย ได้แก่ โคเลสเตอรอลในเลือด (t=.27, p=.79) และเอช ดี แอล โคเลสเตอรอลในเลือด (t=-1.37, p=.18) ระหว่างพนักงานที่สัมผัสโทลูอีนความเข้มข้น 50 ส่วนในล้านส่วนกับพนักงานที่ไม่สัมผัสโทลูอีน พบว่า ไม่มีความแตกต่างกัน และค่าความสมบูรณ์ของเลือด ได้แก่ ระดับเซลล์เม็ดเลือดขาว (t=-1.11, p=.27) ระดับฮีโมโกลบิน (t=.87, p=.39) ระดับฮีมาโทคริต (t=1.02, p=.31) ระดับเกล็ดเลือด (t=-81, p=.42) ระหว่างพนักงานที่สัมผัสโทลูอีนความเข้มข้น 50 ส่วนในล้านส่วนกับพนักงานที่ไม่สัมผัสโทลูอีน พบว่า ไม่มีความแตกต่าง นอกจากนั้นยังพบว่าผลการประเมินความจำเบื้องต้นด้วยแบบทดสอบสมรรถภาพสมองเบื้องต้นฉบับภาษาไทย ระหว่างกลุ่มพนักงานที่ทำงานที่เกี่ยวข้องกับการพ่นสีรถยนต์ที่มีการสัมผัสโทลูอีน
ความเข้มข้นประมาณ 50 ส่วนในล้านส่วนเปรียบเทียบกับกลุ่มควบคุม พบว่า ไม่แตกต่างกัน (t=-.53, p=.60) อย่างไรก็ตามยังมีความจำเป็นในการศึกษาในตัวอย่างเปิด โดยเฉพาะผู้ที่มีโอกาสรับสัมผัสโทลูอีนแต่ไม่ได้มีการป้องกันตนเองโดยการสวมใส่อุปกรณ์ป้องกันอันตรายส่วนบุคคลเพื่อให้เห็นถึงผลกระทบต่อสุขภาพเนื่องจากการรับสัมผัสโทลูอีนในความเข้มข้นต่ำเป็นระยะเวลาต่อเนื่อง

Development of Data Classification using a Hybrid Method of Adaptive Artificial Neural Networks and Particle Swarm Optimization for IdentifyingPatients at Risk of Diabetes

Akanit Thongjit, Poonpong Suksawang, Jatupat Mekparyup — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0700

This research aimed to 1) develop a method of data classification using Adaptive Artificial Neural Network and Particle Swarm Optimization (AANN-PSO),2) comparethe performance of the developed data classification method with three types: Adaptive Artificial Neural Network and Particle Swarm Optimization (AANN-PSO), Artificial Neural Network and Particle Swarm Optimization (ANN-PSO) and Artificial Neural Network (ANN) and 3), classifythe patients who are at risk of diabetes and normal subjects with the method of Adaptive Artificial Neural Network and Particle Swarm Optimization (AANN-PSO). The data set involved 7,000 patients who were at risk of diabetes, in the area under the responsibility of the Nakhon Phanom Provincial Health Office in the year 2018. The research results were as follows:

1. The data classification using Adaptive Artificial Neural Network and Particle Swarm Optimization(AANN-PSO)with the new conversion functionwhen acted to decrease the slope of the target function, while data classification performance increased.

2. Data classification using AANN-PSOresulted in better performance than ANN-PSOand ANNin all five situations. Furthermore, when the sample size was increased, the performance was even better.

3. Factors that affected the risk of diabetes included body mass index, diastolic blood pressure, age, systolic blood pressure, and a family history of diabetes. The classification of patients who are at risk of diabetes by using AANN-PSO had an accuracy of 92.79%, withmean square error of 0.07.

Development Adjusted Levene Statistics with Median for testing the Homogeneity of variance

Sukanya Sirimat, Parinya Ruengtip, Pattrawadee Makmee, Afifi Lateh — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0700

The objectives of this research were to develop a new adaptive Levene statistic with median to test the equality of variance and to compare the performance of this new adaptive Levenestatistic with the median and Bartlett Levene O’Brien and Brown-Forsythe by considering the ability to control type 1 error and testing power under simulation using Monte Carlo technique

The result showed that thenew adaptive Levene statistic using the median for testing the variance to test the homogeneity of variancehas been developed. This new statistic developed by this study could control the type 1 error in more situationsthan the Bartlett and Levene statistics. In addition, this one controlled the type 1 error for the comparable to the O’Brien and Brown-Forsythe statistic according to Conover's toughness criteria from all 24situations. This new statistic was used to the data that out of+ the normality, this statistic tended to showmore powerful than that did by the Bartlett, Levene, O’Brien and Brown-Forsythe.

Monitoring the Incidence of Gestrational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) Using Adjusted p Control Chart

Natthanun Wareesawedsuwan, Suchada Kornpetpanee — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0700

The purpose of this research was to monitor the incidence of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) using adjusted p control charts. The research were used adjusted p control charts to monitor the incidence of GDM based on secondary data from the years 2011 through 2016 from the Sakonnakorn Hospital.

The results indicated thatconcerning the GDM incidences monitored by the adjusted p control chart, 1) there was only one point, November 2015, detected to be out-of-control; 2) investigating the relevant causes, by applying the Pareto 80/20 rule, there were three particularly salient GDM risk factors, locating almost 80 percent of the cases i.e., 30 years or more of gestation, obesity before pregnancy, and overweight before pregnancy; 3) after adjusting new control limits, all points lay within the action limits which indicated that the process was under control.

The Calculation Program Development of the Cut-off Score Based on the Angoff Concept by Applying the Item Response Theory

Onnitcha Thodsata, Piyathip Pradujprom, Kanok Panthong — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0700

The purpose of this research was to develop a program to calculate the Cut-off score based onAngoff's concept by applying the item response theory, which the researcher has developed the program in the form of Web Application. The creation and development of the program had 6 steps: 1) system analysis; 2) design process and creating a database, 3) program development, 4) testing and improve the program, 5) program manual preparation, and 6) evaluating the suitability and effectiveness of the program by all programs written in PHP, HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery and Bootstrap for developing programs and using MySQL as a database system which evaluated the appropriateness of the program by 3 expert, and to evaluate the effectiveness of the program by the user which was the grade 6 teacher with a total of 40 people. Can access it at www.cutoffscoreforangoff.co. The research analyzed the level of suitability and opinions with basic statistics such as mean and standard deviation.

The research results revealed that appropriated evaluation of various aspects by using the Black Box Testing method of calculating Cut-off score based on Angoff's concept by applying the item response theory by experts with a high level of overall level. (M = 4.10, SD = 0.41)And the results of the evaluation of the program users, overall, the level of opinion was at a high level. (M= 4.50, SD = 0.62) Which was recognized by the experts and tried out the program, the ability of the program, and the accuracy of the program could be applied to real-effectively.

Logistics Network Design for Tourism at Bangpakong Riverside

Virasit Piticharoenporn, Poliny Ung, Poonpong Suksawang — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0700

This research aimed to analyze and design the logistics network for tourism along the Bang Pakong riverside. A mixed-method design was used with the research involving two phases. In the first phrase, the analysis of the logistics network used content analysis, a survey, and the focus-group technique. In the second phrase, the design of the logistics network used the systems development life cycle method as seen in the waterfall model by Arc Gis v.10.5 program. The quality evaluation of the logistics network for tourism was based on suitability and satisfaction possibility assessments.

The results indicated that:

The logistics network components for tourism consisted of 13 components with 77 indicators.
The principles for designing the logistics network for tourism (WIN-4CS) included eight points - the well-known tourism attractions, the identity preservation of tourism attractions, the availability of tourism network, travel convenience, community engagement, the distance (time) between tourism attractions, the availability of tourism logistics components, and the standard of upkeep of the attractions.
The logistics network for tourism along the Bang Pakong riverside consisted of six logistics networks. The logistics network for tourism in one-day trips consisted of three networks, and the logistics network for tourism in two-day trips consisted of three networks.

4. The quality evaluation of the logistics network for tourism along the riverside showed that all six routes had high suitability, and a high possibility of satisfaction.

Reflective Teaching of Mathematics Course in the Context of Muslim Quota Classroom at Demonstration School Prince of Songkla University

Afifi Lateh — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0700

This research article aims to reflect teaching of mathematics courses in the context of Muslim quota classroom at Demonstration school, Prince of Songkla University. The target groups were 38 and 39 Mattayomsuksa 5 students in the academic year 2017-2018 with offering through the reflection cycle according to Gibbs’s (1988) guidelines. The results of the learning management which were carried out in 3 parts, namely polling, survey and basic data analysis,

it made students understood the steps or operated procedures for making polls, survey, or various descriptive statistics in the analysis of initial data as well, it also made students relaxed in learning and have had actually worked until to create infographics and to present poll results and survey results as well. The instructor analyzed that learning management in the past two years saw a variety in determining the topic of polling or survey, meanwhile the student could present topics that were area issues, such as vaccine, terrorism, Nikah (marriage) issues in school age or survey of opinions on policy issues of Green and Clean Campus, donations, or prayers, etc. However, the instructor found some problems in learning management such as problems in group work, workload of students which were offered solutions to group work problems by adding a single work option or a pair of jobs in order to be proud of their work or could do on different points of interest. As for the workload problems in other courses might had to propose to determine together or reduced excessive workloads in some courses so that students could perform in other courses equally. The instructor has planned that it will continue to perform in the above format, but could adjust the problem that reflect a weakness in the teaching process in the past two years, and think that the mathematics instructor should be able to perform in the above or similar ways to make the students have a positive attitude in mathematics, and students can also make polls or explore another ideas, leading to presentations with infographic that can communicate clearly to recipients.

Factors Affecting Sustainable Tourism Destination Management in Lawachara National Park, Sylhet, Bangladesh

Sabbir Bhuiya, Sakchai Setarnawat, Petcharut Viriyasuebphong — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0700

This study examined the external and internal factors affecting on sustainable tourism destination management (STDM) in Lawachara National Park (LNP) in Moulvi Bazar, Sylhet, Bangladesh.It is one of the main tourist attractions of Sylhet region.The main aim of the study was to gain knowledge to practice STDM in LNP.Objectives were to examine the external and internal factors that are influencing STDM in LNP and to investigate the level of external & internal factors related to STDM in LNP. Conceptual framework and research hypothesizes showed that external factors like political, economic, socio-culture and technological and internal factors like network management organization, information provider and community brand builder had the relationship with sustainable tourism destination management. The data was collected though a requiredquantitative way questionnaire with participation of 380 respondents of domestic tourists. Findings showed that factors like political, socio-culture and network management organization comes as negative and less supportive factors to STDM in LNP. The use ofadvance technology and successful coordination among stakeholderscould bring solution for STDM in LNP. Further research on external and internal factors affecting STDM in LNP would bringmore result in future.

The Factors Affecting Tourist Decision Making to Bangladesh as the Leisure Destination: A Case Study of Cox’s Bazar Sea Beach

Monsur Ahmed, Sakchai Setarnawat, Petcharut Viriyasuebphong — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0700

This research examines the tourism components that are affecting Tourists decision making to visit Cox’s Bazar sea beach, Bangladesh.The objectives of the research are 1) to observe the tourism components affecting the tourist decision making to visit Cox’s Bazar sea beach and 2) to examine the relationship between the tourism components and tourist decision making to visit Cox’s Bazar sea beach. The study conceptualized that the components, that is, attraction, accessibility, accommodation, amenity, and activities would affect the tourist at the time of taking decision to visit Cox’s Bazar sea beach. This study followed the quantitative methodology. Questionnaires were used as research tool. Data were collected from the questionnaires with a participation of 385 respondents of domestic tourists who visited Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. According to the developed conceptual framework from the hypotheses were formed. After analyzing the collected data, the researcher found that all the components supported the hypotheses and thus influenced the decision making of the tourists to visit the destination. The future researchers will find the study useful for generating new ideas.