Abstract

The problem of misspelled Thai words written in social media is increasing rapidly by youth in Thailand. To decrease the number of misspelled Thai words and improve the learning achievement for Thai youth, a first­person 3D mobile game was developed. The game is run on an Android smartphone applying a gyroscope sensor. This game has 3 levels in 5 stages. The learning achievement is evaluated from 37 players’ pre­ and post­test scores, who are bachelor’s degree students of Animation and Game, College of Arts, Media and Technology, Chiang Mai University, Thailand. The data were statistically analysed by a paired sample t­test. Pre­ and post­test scores were weakly and positively correlated (r = 0.666, p < 0.001). There was a significant average difference between pre­ and post­test scores (t36 = ­11.776, p < 0.001). On average, post­test scores were 15.027 points higher than pre­test scores (95% CI [­17.615, ­12.439]). The results of the research show that the game­based learning approach significantly improved players’ learning achievement in misspelled written Thai words.

Highlights

  • Thai is the national language of Thailand, and it is intrin­ sically connected and interrelated to the culture of the Thai people, their identity, and Thai society

  • Thai people should understand the meaning of words and be able to use them correctly according to the principles of the Thai language, whether or not this is in the form of listening, speaking, reading, or writing

  • Many Thai youths have problems with spelling in writing, and misspelled words in writing are often seen on social media platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter, and LINE

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Introduction

Thai is the national language of Thailand, and it is intrin­ sically connected and interrelated to the culture of the Thai people, their identity, and Thai society. Many Thai youths have problems with spelling in writing, and misspelled words in writing are often seen on social media platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter, and LINE. According to Sanom Krutmueng, 2014 [4], it was stated that “Currently, writing wrong Thai words is considered a very important problem for Thai youth”, which is partly due to the creation of non­words and commonly misspelled words in ev­ eryday communication and writing by teenagers. This problem is becoming even more apparent in communication on social media, including listening, speaking, reading, and writing. When incorrect writing is used continuously it results in new words being created that do not comply with Thai grammar, which creates ongoing problems in communication

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