DEVELOPMENT OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY MODEL TO STRENGTHEN THE ACTIVE LEARNING MANAGEMENT COMPETENCIES OF TEACHERS TO PROMOTE THINKING SKILLS OF THE LEARNERS BANNONKHOR SCHOOL, KHAMMUANG DISTRICT, KALASIN PROVINCE

Abstract

The research aims to 1) Study the components of the professional learning community administrative model to strengthen the active learning management competencies of teachers to promote thinking skills of the learners. 2) Create the professional learning community administrative model to strengthen the active learning management competencies of teachers to promote thinking skills of the learners. 3)Try out the professional learning community administrative model to strengthen the active learning management competencies of teachers to promote thinking skills of the learners and 4) Evaluate and improve the professional learning community administrative model to strengthen the active learning management competencies of teachers to promote thinking skills of the learners at Bannonkhor school, Khummuang district, Kalasin province. The research was mixed methods with quantitative research and qualitative research that divided into 4 steps as follows: Step 1 studied the components of the professional learning community administrative model. The target group was an administrator, a deputy school director, 23 teachers and 15 teachers in the best practice by purposive sampling. Step 2 the qualitative research with a focus group discussion involving 9 experts, 5 stakeholders by purposive sampling. Step 3 try out the professional learning community administrative model through the training, the sample group was 3 administrators, 33 teachers by cluster random sampling. Step 4 quantitative research. The target group consisted of 23 teachers. The tool in research was a questionnaire on the teacher’s satisfaction and the statistics used in analyzing the data. The results of the research found that: 1) the components of the professional learning community administrative model had 4 main components as follows: 1) Organization Management 2) Personal Mastery 3) Team Learning and 4) Learning Culture. 2) The type of the professional learning community administrative model 3) The development results of the professional learning community administrative model and 4) The teachers of Bannonkhor school, Khammuang district, Kalasin province satisfied with the professional learning community administrative model at the high level.