Approaches for Developing Academic Management of Kanchananukroh School Based on Concept of Higher-Order Thinking Skills

Abstract

This article aimed to 1) study the priority needs in developing academic management of Kanchananukroh school based on the concept of higher-order thinking skills and 2) propose some approaches for developing academic management of Kanchananukroh school based on the concept of higher-order thinking skills. The research methods were qualitative research. Academic management concepts and higher-order thinking skills were used as the research framework. The research areas were Kanchananukroh school, Kanchanaburi Province.The population consisted of 173 school administrators and teachers at Kanchananukroh school using the purposive sampling and simple random sampling. The instrument for collecting data were five – rating scale questionnaires. Data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, priority needs index and content analysis.

The research results showed that: 1.The current and the desirable states in developing academic management of Kanchananukroh school based on the concept of higher-order thinking skills, the evaluation (PNI_modified=0.617) was at the highest level, followed by learning management (PNI_modified=0.526) and curriculum development (PNI_modified=0.429). 2. Approaches for developing academic management of Kanchananukroh school based on the concept of higher-order thinking skills comprised 3 approaches, 6 sub-approaches.

This finding made the school administrators aware of the priority needs in developing academic management in Kanchananukroh School based on the concept of higher-order thinking skills in descending order from teachers and personnel in the school. In addition, guidelines for the development of academic administration could be used to further develop students' advanced thinking skills.