DEVELOPMENT 0F AN ENRICHMENT CURRICULUM FOR ENHANCING TEACHER ASSISTANT COMPETENCY IN TEACHING AND LEARNING MANAGEMENT UNDER NAKHONPHANOM PRIMARY EDUCATION SERVICE AREA OFFICE 2 BASED ON THE LEARNING COMMUNITY

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to develop and investigate the effects of an Enrichment Curriculum to Enhance the competencies of assistant teachers working under the Office of the Primary Educational Service Area 2, Nakhon Phanom, based on the concept of professional learning communities. This research employed Research and Development (R&D). The research process was organized into four steps. The population and sample group consisted of 17 assistant teachers selected through purposive sampling. The statistics for data analysis were modified priority needs index (PNImodified), percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test and content analysis. The research findings were as follows: 1) Assistant teachers demonstrated the highest needs in the area of instructional management. 2) Instructional management competency consisted of three components: knowledge, skills, and personal attributes, totaling 12 competencies and 49 indicators. 3) The developed curriculum comprised six components: principles, objectives, content or learning experiences, learning activities, assessment and evaluation, and supplementary materials. The curriculum was rated as highly appropriate ( = 4.95, S.D. = .04). 4) The results of using the course found that assistant teachers' knowledge competence in teaching management based on the professional learning communities concept, surpassing the 80 percent threshold at a statistical level of .01, practical skills significantly higher than the set benchmark of 70 percent with a at statistical level of .01, assistant instructors' personal characteristic competency was higher than after using curriculum at a statistical level of .01 and Assistant teachers expressed the highest level of satisfaction with the curriculum ( = 4.60, S.D. = 0.26).