EFFECTS OF CREATIVE MOVEMENT ACTIVITIES BASED ON CREATIVE DANCE CONCEPTS ON EXECUTIVE FUNCTION SKILLS OF UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN PHUKET PROVINCE
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The purposes of this research were to: (1) study the effects of creative movement activities based on creative dance concepts on Executive Function (EF) skills of upper elementary school students in Phuket Province and (2) compare the effects of creative movement activities based on creative dance concepts on executive function skills between the experimental group and the control group. The sample consisted of 50 upper elementary school students in the 2023 academic year from Wichitsongkram School in Phuket Province. The samples were divided into two groups: 25 for experimental group and 25 for control group. The research duration was four weeks. The data were collected through tests. Data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, and t-test. The research findings revealed that: (1) after the experiment, the experimental group had EF skills scores higher than those of before at .05 level of significance and (2) after the experiment, the experimental group had EF skills scores higher than those of the control group at .05 level of significance.
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