STATE AND PROBLEMS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY MANAGEMENT IN RELATION TO THE POLICY, ‘MODERATE CLASS, MORE KNOWLEDGE’, IN SCHOOLS UNDER NAKHONPATHOM PRIMARY EDUCATION SERVICE AREA OFFICE 1

Abstract

This research aimed to 1) study state and problems of physical activity management in relation to the policy, ‘Moderate Class, More Knowledge’, in schools under Nakhonpathom Primary Education Service Area Office 1; 2) compare the opinions regarding position, educational level, working experience and school type; and 3) propose the solution of problems of physical activity management in relation to the policy, ‘Moderate Class, More Knowledge’. The samples selected by simple random sampling method comprised 400 administrators and teachers from schools under Nakhonpathom Primary Education Service Area Office 1. The five-scale-rating questionnaire, the content validity of which was found between 0.80-1.00 and the reliability of which found at 0.97, was used as a instrument of this research. The data were  analyzed by frequency distribution, percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test and analysis of variance.

            The findings revealed as the following: 1) State and problems of physical activity management in relation to the policy, ‘Moderate Class, More Knowledge’, in schools under Nakhonpathom Primary Education Service Area Office 1 were found at a high level  2) Significant difference was found at the level of .05 in position, working experience and school type but no difference in education. 3) The solutions of problems with physical activity management in relation to the policy, ‘Moderate Class, More Knowledge’ were found that the school should rearrange the class loads to meet the context of the school in order to facilitate the physical activity management. Also, the school should do a survey on student’s aptitude, life and sporting spirit skills. In addition, the school should let the student select, attend and practice the activities by themselves or with their own team. Moreover, the school should provide internal and external learning media and resources to satisfy the students sufficiently, safely and properly to their ages, and prepare authentic assessment in a variety of methods covering theoretical and practical contents for their students.