The Learning Games Experiences using Educational Folk Media to Develop Basic Mathematical of skill for Preschool Children

Abstract

            This research aimed to 1) determine the effectiveness of an educational game experience plan using local media to enhance basic mathematical skills for early childhood children based on a 75/75 criterion, and 2) compare the basic mathematical skills before and after implementing the educational game experience plan using local media for early childhood children. The sample consisted of 17 children (both boys and girls) aged 3-4 years, from the Ban Pa Mai Child Development Center, under the Educational Department of the Kantharalak Municipality, Kantharalak district, Sisaket province, during the second semester of the 2023 academic year. The sample was selected through cluster sampling, consisting of one classroom. The experiment lasted for 4 weeks, with sessions conducted 5 days a week, 30 minutes per day. Research tools included 20 experience plans and a basic mathematical skills test covering four areas: comparison, classification, one-to-one correspondence, and sequencing. Data were analyzed using mean (), standard deviation (S.D.), and hypothesis testing with a dependent t-test.

            The findings revealed that: 1) The educational game experience plan using folk media to enhance basic mathematical skills for early childhood children had an effectiveness of 90.59/88.55, which is higher than the specified criterion. 2) The basic mathematical skills of early childhood children at the Ban Pa Mai child development center who participated in the educational game experience using folk media were significantly higher after the intervention compared to before, both overall and in each of the four individual aspects, with statistical significance at the .05 level.