Development of Brain-Based Learning Activities Using Big Book Story Sets to Enhance Communication Skills of Early Childhood Students at Ban Wang Prada School
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This research aimed to compare the communication skills of preschool children before and after participating in brain-based learning activities using the Big Book storybook series.
The sample group consisted of 17 preschool children aged 5-6 years old, enrolled in the second semester of the third level of kindergarten of the 2025 academic year at Ban Wang Prada School, Kamphaeng Phet Province. The sample was obtained through purposive selection. The research instruments included 1) a brain-based learning lesson plan integrated with the Big Book storybook series, and 2) a communication skills assessment form for early childhood. Date was analyzed using mean, Standard deviation and t-test dependent.
The research findings revealed that after implementing the brain-based learning plan, The student communication skills scores were significantly higher than those before the intervention, at a statistical significance level of .01.
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