The Effect of Group Dynamics Activities to Enhancement of Interaction Behaviors of Mathayom Suksa 1 Students at Boonwattana School in Nakhon Rachasima Province

Abstract

This quasi-experimental research with a one-group pretest-posttest design aimed to 1) compare the interaction behavior of Mathayom Suksa 1 students at Boonwattana School in Nakhon Rachasima Province, who were in the experimental group, before and after participating in group interaction activities to promote student interaction behaviors, 2) compare the interaction behavior of the experimental group students with that of control group students and 3) compare the interaction behaviors of the experimental group students at the post-experiment period at the end of the follow-up period. 80 subjects were recruited through purposive sampling. The research instrument included 1) the classroom interaction assessment forms, with reliability coefficient of .90 and 2) a group interaction activity to promote student interaction behaviors. Descriptive data analyses included percentages, means, standard deviations and a t-test dependent. The research results showed that: 1) the post-experiment of the experimental group students was significantly higher than their pre-experiment at the .05 level 2) after the experiment, the interaction behaviors of the experimental group was significantly higher than the control group at the .05 level and 3) no significant difference was found between the experimental group students’ interaction behaviors at the post-experiment period and their same skill at the end of the follow-up period.