Program to the Development on Authentic Assessment for Teachers under the Mahasarakham Primary Educational Service Area Office 1

Abstract

The purposes of the research were 1) investigate the current situation, desired conditions, and necessary requirements for the Development on Authentic Assessment for Teachers under the Mahasarakham Primary Educational Service Area Office 1 2) Develop a program to the Development on Authentic Assessment for Teachers. The research was performed in 2 phases as follows. Phase 1: The current condition, the desirable condition, and the need for the Development on Authentic Assessment for Teachers. The sample group was consisted of 292 teachers by stratified random sampling. The research tool was a questionnaire. The statistics used in the quantitative data analysis were mean, standard deviations and priority needs index. For Phase 2, the program is Development on Authentic Assessment for Teachers. The research had interview 6 informants from 3 educational institutions with best practices. Tools include interview form and assessment of program suitability and feasibility, and statistical analyses involve means and standard deviations.

 The results were as follows: 1) The current situation was overall at a high level. The desired conditions was overall at a highest level and needed assessment highest was determining assessment tools. 2) Program to the Development on Authentic Assessment for Teachers consisted of 4 modules. Results total duration 80 hours. The results of assessing appropriateness and feasibility of the program from experts were at highest level.