Physical Exercise Development using Thai Classical Dance for Grade 12 Students at Wat Phrasrimahadhat Secondary Demonstration School, Phranakhon Rajabhat University

Abstract

This paper describes the physical exercise development using Thai classical dance. The objectives of this research were 1) to develop lesson plans on physical exercise using Thai classical dance, and 2) to develop physical exercise skills using Thai classical dance. The subjects were 40 students of 6/3 students in academic year 2021 at Wat Phrasrimahadhat Secondary Demonstration School, Phranakhon Rajabhat University from cluster random sampling. The research instruments were 1) a lesson plan to develop physical exercise using Thai classical dance, and 2) physical exercise assessment test with Thai classical dance  (5-Point Rating Scale) consisting of fundamental movement skills, the correctness of Thai classical dancing postures, creativity, physical fitness, and practical application.

The result revealed that:

1) a lesson plan on physical exercise to develop physical exercise skills using Thai classical dance was the efficiency of 94.96/96.67, which is higher than the standard 95/95.

2) The post-instruction physical exercise skills of the grade 12 students learning from Thai classical dance relying on Mean Range, Standard Deviation, Percentage and Z-test was significantly higher than 80% at .05 level of statistical significance.