New Trends and Issues
Proceedings on Humanities
and Social Sciences
Issue 7 (2017) 100-108
ISSN 2421-8030
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Selected Paper of 6th World Conference on Educational Technology (WCTER-2016) , 12 – 14 May 2016, Limak Limra Hotel
& Resort, Convention Center Kemer, Antalya-Turkey
Constructivism perspective on multimedia games for
hearing impaired children
Thosporn Sangsawang
a
*, Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi, 39 Moo 1, Rangsit-Nakhom
nayok, Phathumthani, 12110, Thailand.
Suggested Citation:
Sangsawang, T. (2017). Constructivism perspective on multimedia games for hearing impaired children. New
Trends and Issues Proceedings on Humanities and Social Sciences. [Online]. 07, pp 100-108. Available
from: www.prosoc.eu
Selection and peer review under responsibility of Prof. Dr. Huseyin Uzunboylu, Near East University, North Cyprus.
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Abstract
The objectives of this research include: to ensure that the development of multimedia games according to Constructivism
for hearing impaired children meets the standard criteria 90/90,to encourage a comparison between recall and retention of
multimedia games before and after use, and to study the attitudes of hearing impaired students toward multimedia games
activities. The sampling group was seven Prathom suksa I students. The instruments were multimedia games; an
achievement test; and a questioŶŶaiƌe foƌ studeŶts’ opiŶioŶs toǁaƌd the deǀeloped ŵultiŵedia gaŵes. Statistical
procedures for data analysis included the E1/E2, mean, standard deviation, and t-test for dependence samples. The results
reveal that the multimedia games had the efficieŶĐLJ at the ϵϮ.ϬϬ/ ϵϬ.ϴϯ effiĐieŶĐLJ Đƌiteƌia, ǁhile the studeŶts’ leaƌŶiŶg
aĐhieǀeŵeŶt had higheƌ posttest thaŶ that of the pƌetest ǁith a sigŶifiĐaŶt diffeƌeŶĐe at the Ϭ.Ϭϭ leǀel. The studeŶts’
satisfaction in learning with the multimedia games gained the average of 4.47, which was on the high level.
Keywords: Constructivism theory, multimedia games, sign language for hearing impaired children.
* ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE: Thosporn Sangsawang , Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi, 39
Moo 1, Rangsit-Nakhom nayok, Phathumthani 12110, Thailand.
E-mail address: sthosporn@yahoo.com / Tel.: +90 8932 859 40 60