THE DEVELOPMENT OF MATHEMATICAL SKILL EXERCISES APPLICATION FOR TABLET: CASE STUDY OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION STUDENTS (GRADE 1)

Abstract

In this study of the development of mathematical skill exercises application for tablet PC : case study of elementary education students (grade 1), the objectives were 1) to develop a mathematical skill exercises application for tablet PC for elementary education students (grade 1) 2) to measure the efficiency of the mathematical skill exercises application on an android OS tablet PC, 3) to compare students’ achievement from learning through the application. A sample of 30 students was chosen by “Sample Random Sampling”, from Prathomsuksa 1 class in Ban Chombueng School - Wapree Prom Pracha Suksa- in Choumbueng Subdistrict, Chombueng, Ratchaburi. The instruments used for data collecting consisted of a mathematical skill exercises application, the Action script 3.0 language which was employed for developing evaluation form to measure efficiency of the mathematical skill exercises application, and an achievement test instrument. The statistics used for analyzing data were mean, standard deviation, and t-test (t-test Statistic). The findings showed 1) the result of the application quality, evaluated by experts, set into 3 categories: content, design, and testing and evaluating. The overall result was in excellent level at the mean of 4.79, 2) the result of the application efficiency. It was at 80.78 /95.11, which considered higher than the standard of 80/80, and 3) the result of students’ achievement occurred before and after learning through the application. The students’ score after learning was higher than the score before learning at a level of 0.01 statistically significant. This implied that the application can be applied in teaching efficiently.