the THE DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATION INTO BRAIN-BASED LEARNING SCHOOL: A CASE STUDY OF PANYADEE SCHOOL

Abstract

This qualitative research aimed to study the development of education into Brain-Based Learning school at Panyadee School. 10 key informants purposively sampled included school director, assistant director of primary education, academic advisor, head of academic department of primary education, teacher representatives, school board representatives, and Prathom 6 students. The research instrument used in this study was a semi-structured interview protocol. Content analysis was applied. The research results  revealed that:

The 6 key factors in the development of education into Brain-Based Learning School consisted of 1) BBL playground to awaken the brain for learning readiness; 2) BBL classroom motivating learning; 3) BBL learning process that stimulates cognition through practice; 4) understandable BBL textbooks and worksheets ;5) media and BBL learning innovations to create various interesting learning activities; and 6) Professional Learning Community.

The development process into Brain-Based Learning School using a PDCA cycle found that the schools administered by systematic school base management and participation management. The school administrators possessed academic leadership and transformational leadership.

Five outputs found in this case included 1) policy output: school with Premium BBL School
2) students output: good skills and happy to learn 3) teacher output: teamwork and expertise in learning process 4) community output: community acceptance and satisfaction and 5) education network output: school network discussion.