Guidelines for Developing Teachers’ Competencies in Active Learning Management in Schools under Kalasin Primary Educational Service Area Office 3

Abstract

The research objectives were: 1) to explore existing and desirable situations, and the needs to develop teacher competencies in active learning management; and 2) to develop and evaluate guidelines to develop teacher competencies in active learning management. The research was divided into two phases: 1) exploring existing situation and desirable situation and priority needs. The samples consisted of 313 teachers and school administrators selected through stratified random sampling. and 2) developing and evaluating guidelines to develop teacher competencies in active learning management. The informants were three outstanding teachers in active learning management, and five experts. The research instruments were a questionnaire with reliability of existing situation .97, and desirable situation .98, interview form, and evaluation form. The statistics used were mean, standard deviation and modified priority needs index. The results indicated that the current situation was at a moderate level, whereas the desirable situation was at the highest level and the needs to develop were ranked from high to low: media and learning resources utilization, curriculum analysis, active learning activities management, measurement and evaluation, and design of active learning management; and 2) The evaluation of guidelines to develop teacher competencies in active learning management in the aspect of propriety and feasibility was at the highest level.