The Design and Development of Arts and Crafts Instructional Kits to Support Learning in the 21st Century

Abstract

The research titled "The Design and Development of Arts and Crafts Instructional Kits to Support Learning in the 21st Century " is grounded in instructional media design and development. The study emphasizes the 3R 4Cs framework, which incorporates core skills: reading, writing, and arithmetic (3Rs), alongside Creativity, Critical Thinking, Communication, and Collaboration (4Cs). This framework aims to enable students to apply knowledge from the "Creative Leatherwork" course to their daily lives by integrating theoretical learning with practical application and assessment. The objectives of this research were: 1) to analyze the relationship between arts and crafts professions and 21st-century skills; 2) to design and develop instructional media based on 21st-century craft design knowledge; and 3) to compare learning outcomes before and after using the newly developed media. The target group consisted of 15 second-year Arts and Crafts Design students at the Poh-Chang Academy of Arts, Rajamangala University of Technology Rattanakosin. The research instruments included a 7-item subjective achievement test (Pre-test and Post-test) covering three leather sewing modules. Data were analyzed using Mean, Standard Deviation (S.D.), and a Paired Samples      t-test.

The findings revealed that after three weeks of instruction using the developed media, the students' mean post-test score (51.27) was significantly higher than their pre-test score (26.13) at the .01 level. The statistical results showed t = 25.48 (df = 14, p = .000), which met the preliminary assumptions for the Paired Samples t-test analysis. These results demonstrate that the developed instructional media effectively enhances learners' creative development