The Development of a Program to Promote Self-directed Learning Abilities of Grade 6 Students

Abstract

Background and Objectives: This research aimed to (1) study the guidelines for promoting self-learning ability of Grade 6 students, (2) develop a program to promote self-learning ability of Grade 6 students, (3) study the results of using the program to promote self-learning ability of Grade 6 students, and (4) evaluate the program to promote self-learning ability of Grade 6 students.

Research Methodology: This is a quantitative and qualitative research. The sample group is 25 sixth-grade students under the Office of the Primary Education Area in Roi Et Province and 6 experts by purposive sampling. The research instruments are semi-structured interviews, a program to promote self-knowledge seeking ability, a behavioral measure to promote self-knowledge seeking ability, an assessment form for the program to promote self-knowledge seeking ability, and an expert-based seminar. Data analysis uses content analysis. The statistics used are mean, standard deviation, and paired-sample t-test.

Results: (1) The results of the study on the guidelines for promoting self-learning ability of primary 6 students consisted of 4 main steps as follows: (1.1) Research topic determination (1.2) Goal setting (1.3) Research method determination and implementation (1.4) Forecasting results and actions (2) The results of the development of the program to promote self-learning ability of primary 6 students by the seminar meeting with experts showed that the program to promote self-learning ability was appropriate and feasible (3) The results of using the program to promote self-learning ability of primary 6 students showed that students were able to think and solve problems and (4) The evaluation of the program by the teacher who organized the activity had the highest mean. Therefore, it can be concluded that the developed program is appropriate to be used to promote self-learning for primary 6 students.

Conclusion: The guidelines for promoting the self-learning ability of primary 6 students consisted of 4 steps: research topic determination, goal setting, research method determination, and outcome prediction. The developed program was appropriate and feasible according to the evaluation by experts. The program helps students develop problem-solving skills. Teachers evaluated the program as the most appropriate. The program is appropriate for promoting self-learning for Prathom 6 students.