THE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT OF PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCE PROVISION TO ENHANCE PROBLEM-SOLVING ABILITY OF EARLY CHILDHOOD IN KINDERGARTEN 2

Abstract

Objectives of this research article were: 1. To construct and determine the efficiency of the curriculum and 2. To investigate the result of the curriculum. The research was quasi-experimental research. The representative samples in this research were 30 children aged between 4-5 years studying in the 2 nd year kindergarten, enrolled in the second semester of the academic year 2021 of Ban Mae Thoei School, under Lamphun Primary Educational Service Area Office 2 by using cluster random sampling. The research tools used in thisresearch were 1) a curriculum 2) a handbook and 3) a behavioral observation form for Problem–solving ability of early childhood in kindergarten 2 with 9 items. The result data were analyzed to find percentage value, average value, E₁/E₂, standard deviation, and t-test dependent samples.

Research findings were as follows:1. The construction and determine the efficiency of the curriculum showed the mean value of the curriculum as high level, a handbook showed the mean value of the curriculum as high level, and the efficiency of the curriculum was 80.85/82.72 which was higher than the standard criterion of 80/80 2) From the result of the curriculum, it could be found that the children who took the curriculum gained the problem–solving ability of early childhood higher than that of the pretest with a statistical level of .05.This accorded with the set hypothesis.