DEVELOPMENT OF ENRICHMENT A CURRICULUM TO ENHANCE HEALTH LITERACY FOR PRIMARY STUDENTS BASED ON THE CONCEPTS OF PARTICIPATORY LEARNING AND SELF-REGULATED LEARNING

Abstract

The purposes of this study were: 1) develop a curriculum for enhancing health literacy for primary students based on the concepts of participatory learning
and self-regulated learning; 2) examine the results of implementing the curriculum for enhancing health literacy for primary students based on the concepts of
participatory learning and self-regulated learning in 2 aspects as follows: 2.1) compare health literacy of students who learned through the enrichment
curriculum between after and before the treatment, 2.2) compare health literacy of students who learned through the enrichment curriculum to the step levels of
health literacy development; and 3) examine satisfaction of students with learning using the curriculum for enhancing health literacy for primary students based on
the concepts of participatory learning and self-regulated learning. A sample was 30 fourth-to-sixth grade students enrolled in the first semester of academic year 2014
in Ban Song Puai School, whose scores of health literacy were lower than the 25th percentile. The instruments used were a test of health literacy and a satisfaction

questionnaire. Data used to analyze were both quantitative and qualitative. Statistics used for analyzing the quantitative data were mean, standard deviation,
and t-test (dependent samples). Qualitative data were analyzed according to the contents. The findings revealed as follows:1.The developed curriculum comprised 6
components: 1) curriculum principle; 2) aims of the curriculum; 3) structure of the curriculum which is composed of 6 learning units, namely Learning Unit 1: Know
and Understand about Health (6 hrs.), Learning Unit 2: Be Able to Access Health Data (6 hrs.), Learning Unit 3: Use Health Data for Communication (6 hrs.), Learning
Unit 4: Make a Decision on Health (6 hrs.), Learning Unit 5: Manage Health by Oneself (6 hrs.), Learning Unit 6: See Through the Media (4 hrs.); 4) guidelines for
managing learning activities. This author mixed the theory of participatory learning with the theory of self-regulated learning together. The main steps in managing
learning activities employed the participatory learning process, while self-regulated learning was inserted in the class. The experiment/application of appropriate ideas
in participatory learning. 5) Learning communication and 6) measurement and evaluation of learning. 2. Results of implementation of the developed curriculum
were as follows: 2.1 Students who learned using the curriculum to enhance health literacy based on the concepts of participatory learning and self-regulated learning
had significantly higher health literacy after learning than that before the treatment at the .05 level. 2.2 Students who learned using the curriculum to enhance health
literacy based on the concepts of participatory learning and self-regulated learning had their development in health literacy at higher step level. 2.3 Students who
learned using the curriculum to enhance health literacy based on the concepts of participatory learning and self-regulated learning had satisfaction of learning with it
at the highest level (Mean = 4.73).