The Development of Electronics Book on Tablet Computer for Jewelry Casting Department

Abstract

This research is about the development of Electronics-book (E-book) for portable touch screen computer devices in the topic of metal casting in jewelry casting classes has following objectives: 1. To develop the E-book in the topic of metal casting for using in the subject of jewelry casting; 2. To compare the achievement before and after learning by using E-book in Metal Casting Unit; 3. To study the satisfaction of students to the E-book. The sample group consists of students in the Golden Jubilee Royal Goldsmith College, Affiliated Institute of King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, who attend in the class of jewelry casting in the second semester, academic year 2011, selected by purposive sampling method. The result shows that the achievement of study after attending the course using the E-book is higher than before attending in statistically significant of 0.5. The achievement of study after attending the course using the casting operation method is higher than before attending in statistically significant of 0.5. The achievement of study after attending the course using the E-book and the casting operation method is higher than before attending in statistically significant of 0.5. In addition, the satisfaction of the students to the E-book is in good level ( Mean = 4.15, S.D. = 0.66). Casting electronic book to make teaching more effective.