The Development of Integrated Curriculum “Keum-Muk: Sarn-Sard-Sin Traces of Culture and Wisdom” through Project-Based-Learning of Junior High School Students in the Island Area Located in Satun Province

Abstract

This research aimed to 1) Study basic information for developing an integrated curriculum and 2) develop an integrated curriculum, “Keum-Muk: Sarn-Sard-Sin, Traces of Culture and Wisdom,” through project-based learning of junior high school students in the island area located in Satun Province. The research participants were teachers, stakeholders, and grade 8 students, in the 1^st semester of the Academic Year 2022. Research instruments were a structured interview, a data record of focus group discussion, assessment forms for integrated curriculum, and learning management plans. Data were analysed by content analysis, percentage, mean (𝑥̅), and standard deviation (S.D.)

The findings revealed that 1) the development of a curriculum integrating knowledge of local wisdom that focuses on vocational skills and 21st-century skills for future careers should be promoted, 2) an Additional Course for the Grade 8 students, “Keum-Muk: Sarn-Sard-Sin, Traces of Culture and Wisdom” has an integration of content in 5 areas, STEAM: science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics. The curriculum has nine components: background, principles, objectives, course descriptions, content structure, course duration, learning management, material/learning resources, and course measurement and evaluation. The course lasts 20 hours, divided into three learning units: Keum-Muk (sea pandanus), Keum-Muk Lamp, Technology and Sales. Ten lesson plans were implemented using Project-Based Learning in learning management. It also revealed that the quality of the integrated curriculum and the lesson plans reached overall appropriateness and consistency in all aspects at the highest level (𝑥̅ = 4.79).