Implementation of an Additional Course on Creative Thai Dramatic Art Skills and Appreciation of the Values of Thai Culture for Grade 7 Student Under the Secondary Educational Service Area Office Kalasin

Abstract

Thailand has many cultural heritages that have been inherited from the ancestors, including language, traditions, architecture, art and culture, music, as well as dramatic arts that have been evident since the Sukhothai period and have been handed down to the present. This study aimed to investigate the implementation outcomes of an additional course on creative Thai dramatic art skills and appreciation of the values of Thai culture for grade 7 students under the Secondary Educational Service Area Office Kalasin. The sample was forty-two grade 7 students of Anukoolnaree School in the first semester of the academic year 2022, selected by cluster random sampling (classroom). The research instruments were a Thai dramatic art knowledge test, an evaluation form on basic Thai dramatic art ability, an evaluation form on a creative Thai dramatic art designing ability, and an appreciation of the values of Thai culture questionnaire. The data were analyzed by mean, standard deviation, and t-test (Dependent Samples). The results showed that the post-test mean score of Thai dramatic art knowledge was higher than the pre-test mean score, the basic Thai dramatic art ability and the creative Thai dramatic art designing ability were at the highest levels, and appreciation of the values of Thai culture was significantly higher at the .05 level. Furthermore, students’ overall satisfaction with the course was at the highest level.