The Priority Needs of Academic Administration of the Medium Tachin-Gaona Group Primary Schools Based on The Concept of Creative Problem Solvers Characteristics

Abstract

This study was conducted with a descriptive style with the purposes to 1) study the present state and the desirable state of the medium Tachin-Gaona group primary schools based on the concept of creative problem solvers characteristics. 2) study the priority needs of academic administration of the medium Tachin-Gaona group primary schools based on the concept of creative problem solvers characteristics. The population was the members of the medium Tachin-Gaona group primary schools of Nakhon Pathom Primary Education Service Area Office 2. The informants consisted of 7 directors of school and 74 teachers.

The total of this research were 81 informants. The research instruments were rating scale questionnairs about present state and desirable state. The data were analyzed by frequency distribution, percentage, mean, standard deviation and Modified Priority Need Index (PNImodified The results were as follows: 1) The present states in academic administration of the medium Tachin-Gaona group primary schools based on the concept of creative problem solvers characteristics were at the high level (X=3.928). The desirable states in academic administration of the medium Tachin-Gaona group primary schools based on the concept of creative problem solvers characteristics were at the highest level (X=4.562, S.D. =0.505).

2) The highest priority needs index of the medium Tachin-Gaona group primary schools based on the concept of creative problem solvers characteristics was the curriculum development

(PNImodied 0. 176); the second priority needs index was the development approaches for using media and educational technology (P modified 0. 162); the third priority needs index was the measurement and evaluation approaches (PNI=0.156) and the last prioritymodifiedneeds index was the teaching (PN modified 0. 152).