THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SELF-LEARNING PACKAGE TO ENHANCE CLASSROOM RESEARCH COMPETENCY AMONG GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN TEACHING PROFESSION STUDENTS AT RAJAMANGALA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SUVARNABHUMI

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to 1) develop and establish the efficiency of a self-learning package on Research for Learning Development, 2) study the classroom research competency of students pursuing a Graduate Diploma in Teaching Profession, and 3) study the opinions of students in the Graduate Diploma in Teaching Profession program concerning the self-learning package on Research for Learning Development. The sample group comprised 29 second-year students of the Graduate Diploma in Teaching Profession at the Faculty of Industrial Education, Rajamangala University of Technology Suvarnabhumi. The research instruments were 1) a self-learning package on Research for Learning Development, 2) a classroom research test, 3) an evaluation form for classroom research, and 4) a questionnaire to gather students’ opinions. Data were analyzed by mean, percentage and standard deviation.

          The results revealed that 1) the self-learning package on Research for Learning Development consisted of prefaces, statements, and study objectives, 8 contents, 20 subjects for classroom research practices, and quizzes. The effectiveness of the learning set was 82.49/80.17; 2) The research competency from the classroom research the students did post-test showed they had growth scores with an average rating of 14.40, and research paper quality was at a good level; 3) The students' opinions toward the self-learning package on research for learning development was at the highest level. The subject self-learning package allowed students to review lessons at any time, followed by the learning objectives in each unit, to help them identify their goals. Further, the self-learning package enabled students to self-direct learning.