Development of DAISY Audio Books on ASEAN Studies for Visual Impair Students of the Bangkok School for the Blind

Abstract

The objectives of this research were 1) to develop DAISY audio books on ASEAN studies for visual impair students based on quality and criterion of 70/70 standard, 2) to compare leaning achievement pre-test and after study by DAISY audio books, 3) to study Effectiveness Index of DAISY audio books, and 4) to study the visual impair students’ satisfaction on the developed DAISY audio books. The research sample were 8 the sixth grade students for visual impair students at the Bangkok School for the Blind that study in 2014 academic year. The research tools utilized in this study were DAISY audio books on ASEAN studies, quality evaluation form, pretest and posttest, and the questionnaire. Data were analyzed by percentage, mean, standard deviation, Effectiveness Index, and Z-Test. The research result show that 1) the showed quality at DAISY audio books on ASEAN studies for visual impair students “good” level (Mean = 4.52), content quality at “good” level (Mean = 4.41), technical quality at “vary good” level (Mean = 4.63), the efficiency at 75.50/70.00, 2) the leaning achievement after studying through DAISY audio books on ASEAN studies were significantly higher than the students pre-test scores at .05 level, 3) Effectiveness Index of DAISY audio books on ASEAN studies for visual impair students showed at 0.58 that mean students’ learning progressively increased 58 percentage, and 4) the students’ satisfaction on the DAISY audio books on ASEAN showed at highest level (Mean = 4.74)