Development of Computer-Assisted Instruction (CAI) Games for Teaching Addition and Subtraction of Integers to Grade 3 Students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Abstract

This research aims to 1) develop computer-assisted instruction (CAI) games to teach addition and subtraction of integers to Grade 3 students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), 2) compare the Grade 3 ADHD students’ achievement test scores before and after earning the addition and subtraction of integers by using CAI games, and 3) study the satisfaction of the Grade 3 ADHD students after learning the addition and subtraction of integers through CAI games. The samples of the research were 30 Grade 3 students at Panyanukoon School in Lopburi Province in the 1st semester of the academic years 2014. They were drawn from purposive sampling. The research instruments used were 1) lessons with CAI games to teach addition and subtraction of integers to Grade 3 ADHA students, 2) achievement tests before and after studying addition and subtraction of integers through CAI games, and 3) a questionnaire used to evaluate the ADHA students’ satisfaction of their learning by using CAI games. The statistical devices used to analyze the data were percentage, mean, standard deviation and t-test for dependent samples. The research results revealed that the CAI games used to teach addition and subtraction of integers to Grade 3 ADHA students was efficient based on the set criteria of 83.33/80.15. The students’ learning achievement of the post test scores were significantly higher than that of the pretest scores at the .05 level of significance. Due to the Grade 3 ADHA students’ satisfaction of learning addition and subtraction of integers through CAI games, the mean of the questionnaire was 4.11. This showed that the students’ satisfaction was at a high level while the standard deviation was 0.89.