Development of a Computer Programming Learning Plan Using the CodeCombat Game for Secondary School StudentsNakhon Sawan Municipality School

การพัฒนาแผนการเรียนรู้การเขียนโปรแกรมคอมพิวเตอร์ด้วยเกม CodeCombat สำหรับนักเรียนชั้นมัธยมศึกษา โรงเรียนเทศบาลนครสวรรค์

Abstract

         The purposes of this research were: 1) to develop lesson plans for programming education using CodeCombat, and 2) to compare the programming abilities of secondary school students before and after learning through CodeCombat. The sample group consisted of 15 Grade 7 students from Tessaban 8 School (Wat Sai Nuea). The research instruments included the developed lesson plans and a programming ability assessment test.

        The results of the study revealed that: 1) The expert evaluation of the developed programming lesson plans using CodeCombat for secondary students at Nakhon Sawan Municipal School was at a "Very High" level (= 4.87, S.D.= 0.28) which met the established criteria. 2) The comparison of students' programming abilities before and after the intervention showed that the post-test scores were significantly higher than the pre-test scores. The students achieved an average pre-test score of 32.90% (mean = 9.87) and an average post-test score of 72.43% (mean = 21.73), representing an improvement rate of 39.57%.