Early Mathematics Concepts of Kindergarten 1 room 1 Students of Bansomdejchaopraya Rajabhat University Demonstration School (Early Childhood) through Play Activities

Abstract

The aim of this research was to investigate and compare the early mathematics concepts of kindergarten 1 room 1 students of Bansomdejchaopraya Rajabhat University Demonstration School (Early Childhood) before and after their exposure to play activities. The research participants consisted of 17 male and female students aged 3 to 4 years old, enrolled in kindergarten 1 room 1, Semester 2, of the academic year 2023 at Bansomdejchaopraya Rajabhat University Demonstration School, affiliated with Bansomdejchaopraya Rajabhat University, located in Bangkok. The research employed the early mathematics concepts test and play activities learning lesson plans, utilizing a One-Group Pretest-Posttest design. Data analysis included the calculation of means, standard deviations, and mean difference between scores of each pair.

            The results showed that the kindergarten 1 room 1 Students who underwent play activities exhibited significantly higher early mathematics concepts ( = 16.06). Their performance reached an excellent level ( = 23.65, percentage = 98.53%, = 0.97). When examining specific aspects of early mathematics concepts, it was observed that the students' performance significantly improved, and they reached an excellent level in all aspects, which include: one-to-one correspondence ( =5.18,  =5.94, percentage =99.02%, =0.24), classifying ( =4.53, =6, percentage =100% , =0), comparing ( = 1.95,  =5.71 , percentage = 95.10% , =0.82), and seriation ( =4.41, =6 percentage =100% ,  =0)