The Development of Thai language substance group curriculum (additional supplement) on the topic of Isan lullabies for Pratomsuksa 5, BanNongchim (Singchanbumrung) School
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Curriculum development is one of the most important aspects in education reform. Schools must develop curriculum for use in learning process by giving a chance for learners, communities or societies to take part in identifying and developing the curriculum so that the curriculum varies and be consistent with local conditions and students’ needs. The purposes of this research study were: 1) to survey the needs in developing Thai language substance group curriculum (additional supplement) on the topic of Isan lullabies for Pratomsuksa 5, Ban Nongchim (Singchanbumrung) School ; 2) to develop the curriculum of Thai language substance group curriculum (additional supplement) on the topic of Isan lullabies for Pratomsuksa 5 which has quality index at the level of “very good” onward ; 3) to try out the employment of Thai language substance group curriculum (additional supplement) on the topic of Isan lullabies for Pratomsuksa 5 with the required efficiency of 80/80 ; and 4) to evaluate the outcome of using Thai language substance group curriculum (additional supplement) on the topic of Isan lullabies for Pratomsuksa 5, Ban Nongchim (Singchanbumrung) School. The sample used in this study consisted of 30 Pratomsuksa 5 students attending Ban Nongchim (Singchanbumrung) school in the second semester of academic year 2011. The research instruments were comprised of the school curriculum on Isan lullabies ; the 10 instructional plans that have quality index at the “very good” lev ( x̅= 4.73, S.D. x̅= 0.40) ; the 30 itemed learning achievement test with the discrimination values from .20 to .53 and the reliability value of .78 ; the 20-itemed questionnaires in the 0-5 Likert scale, with itemized discriminating powers ranging 0.25-0.62 and a reliability of 0.78. The questionnaires asked Pratomsuksa 5/2 students’ opinions about instruction using the school curriculum of Ban Nongchim (Singchanbumrung) school ; and the 35-itemed questionnaires in the 0-5 Likert scale on opinions of the teachers who taught and used school curriculum, with the itemized discriminating values ranging 0.34-0.99 and the reliability value of 0.96. Data analysis employed Mean, Standard Deviation, and percentage.
The results of the study were as follows:1) Findings from surveying the needs of school committees, Prathomsuksa 5 students’ parents, teachers of Thai language, and Prathom Suksa 5 students suggested that all the sectors demand to develop Thai language substance group curriculum (additional supplement) on the topic of Isan lullabies for Pratomsuksa 5, Ban Nongchim (Singchanbumrung) School.
2) The development and evaluation of Thai language substance group curriculum (additional supplement) on the topic of Isan lullabies for Pratomsuksa 5/2, Ban Nongchim (Singchanbumrung) School resulted the “highly suitable” level (x̅ = 4.68, S.D. x̅=0.19).
3) Trying out the use and finding the efficiency of Thai language substance group curriculum (additional supplement) on the topic of Isan lullabies for Pratomsuksa 5/2, Ban Nongchim (Singchanbumrung) School resulted the efficiency of 85.61/84.00 and the index of effectiveness of instructional plans of the additional supplement at 0.5935, meaning students gained 59.35 in learning.
4) Evaluating opinions of students on learning activities using the designed curriculum suggested the “highly agree” level ( x̅= 4.66, S.D. x̅= 0.08) and the opinions of teachers on the suitability of the curriculum were at the “highly suitable” ( x̅= 4.70, S.D. x̅= 0.46).
In conclusion, the school curriculum of Ban Nongchim (Singchanbumrung) school in the Thai language substance group curriculum (additional supplement) on the topic of Isan lullabies for Pratomsuksa 5, that was developed, was the
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