Development Program to Enhance Academic Leadership of Teachers under Mahasarakham Primary Educational Service Area Office 3

Abstract

The purposes of this study aimed to 1) investigate the current conditions, desirable conditions and needs of the development of teacher competency of active learning management 2) design and evaluate the development of teacher competency strengthening program of active learning management under Mahasarakham Primary Educational Service Area Office 1. The design of this study was mixed method which divided into 2 phrases. Phrase 1 was the study of the current conditions, desirable conditions and needs of the development of active learning management competency. The samples were 293 teachers under Mahasarakham Primary Educational Service Area Office 1 using the stratified random sampling technique. Phrase 2 were the design and evaluation of the development of teacher competency strengthening program of active learning management. The target groups consisted of 3 active learning management model teachers and 5 educational experts using purposive sampling. The instruments used to collect data were the questionnaire, semi-structured interview and the assessment of suitability and possibility of the program. The statistics used to analyze the data were percentage, average, standard deviation and PNI modified.

The research results revealed that:

2. The overall current conditions of active learning management was at a medium level. The overall desirable conditions were at the highest level. Having the needs of measurement and evaluation in active learning was the most required element, and usability and development of media and technology in active learning management, thinking -based and practice-based learning and active learning instructional design were required in order of priority.

2. The elements of development of teacher competency strengthening program of active learning management under Mahasarakham Primary Educational Service Area Office 1 consisted of 1) the principle, 2) the objectives, 3) the contents and activities; divided into 4 modules consisting of Module 1 active learning instructional design, Module 2 thinking-based and practice-based learning, Module 3 usability and development of media and technology in active learning management and Module 4 measurement and evaluation in active learning management. 4) the development processes consisted of training workshop, study visit and practicality experiences according to 70:20:10 model and 5) the program evaluation consisted of knowledge assessment, understanding before and after the development processes, active learning competency assessment and assessment of satisfaction. The contents Based on the expert evaluation results of program’s suitability and possibility were at the highest level.