The Development of a Training Curriculum on Active Learning Management to Enhance the Competencies of Primary School Teachers

Abstract

Background and Aims: Active learning management is the application of various teaching methods and teaching techniques to design lesson plans and organize learning activities to encourage learners to participate in learning, promote interaction between learners and teachers in the classroom, and promote learners to have characteristics consistent with the changes in the current era. This research aims to (1) study fundamental information and identify the needs for the development of the training curriculum on active learning management to enhance teacher competencies, (2) draft the training curriculum, (3) implement the training curriculum on active learning management to enhance the competencies of primary school teachers, and (4) evaluate the training curriculum's effectiveness.

Methodology: This research is a research and development divided into 4 phases: Phase 1: Study of basic information and needs for training curriculum development from a sample group of 322 primary school teachers in the Office of the Primary Education Area 1, Ubon Ratchathani. The sample group was determined using the Krejci and Morgan table, randomly selected, and the target group used for focus group discussions was 7 school administrators, educational supervisors, and teachers, selected by purposive sampling. Phase 2: Drafting a training curriculum for active learning management to enhance learner competence for primary school teachers, and investigating its effectiveness by 7 experts. Phase 3: Implementing the training curriculum for active learning management to enhance learner competence for primary school teachers. The sample group was 30 primary school teachers in the 21st Educational Institution Network, Muang Sam Sip District. Phase 4: Evaluating the training curriculum for active learning management to enhance learner competence for primary school teachers. The tools used were questionnaires, training curriculum, tests, and curriculum evaluation forms. The statistics used for data analysis were percentage, mean, and standard deviation.

Results: 1) The current status of active learning management to enhance learner competence for primary school teachers is at a low level overall, and the level of training needs is at a high level overall. 2) The developed training curriculum consists of 7 components: (1) background and importance (2) principles of the curriculum (3) objectives of the curriculum (4) content of the curriculum (5) training activities (6) media and learning resources and (7) measurement and evaluation, which are at a high level of consistency and overall appropriateness at a high level as well. 3) The results of implementing the training curriculum by using the training curriculum with 30 primary school teachers. The training on active learning management to enhance learner competence found that teachers had knowledge and ability after the training, with an average score of 94.27 percent, passing the 80 percent criterion for everyone, and were able to create an active learning management plan with a very good quality level. The teachers who received the training were satisfied with the active learning management to enhance learner competence, with the highest level of overall satisfaction. 4) The results of the evaluation of the curriculum after the training found that overall, all aspects were at the highest level. When considering each aspect, it was found that all aspects were at the highest level as well.

Conclusion: The training course on active learning management to enhance learner competence for elementary school teachers can develop teachers' knowledge and ability in active learning management to a higher level, and teachers can create active learning management plans of a very good quality. In conclusion, it is a course that can develop the abilities of elementary school teachers, covering all competencies, showing that it is a training course that has been developed effectively.