Development of Training Curriculum to Enhance Problem-solving Skills of Bannontae School Students under Sakon Nakhon Primary Educational Service Area Office 3

Abstract

The objectives of this study were to 1) develop a training curriculum to enhance students’ problem-solving skills and 2) evaluate the efficiency of the developed training curriculum. The study was divided into 2 phases-the development and the evaluation. In Phase 1, the curriculum was developed. The appropriateness and congruence of the elements were evaluated by five experts. In Phase 2, the efficiency of the developed training curriculum was assessed. The target sample group was consisted of 26 students enrolled in Prathomsuksa 4-6 (Grades 4-6) at Bannontae School, in Wanon Niwat District, which was under the Sakon Nakhon Primary Educational Service Area Office 3. The study was taken place in the second semester of the academic year B.E. 2560 (2017). The samples were drawn by purposive sampling. Statistics used in data analysis included percentage, mean (), standard deviation (S.D.), and t-test for dependent samples. The study yielded the following results: 1. The developed training curriculum on enhancing students’ problem-solving skills comprised four elements namely 1) objectives, 2) content, 3) training activities, and 4) measurement and evaluation. 2. It could be explained about the efficiency of the developed training curriculum that 1) the sample students' knowledge and understanding on problem-solving skills after participating in the curriculum was higher than that prior to the participation with a statistical significance level at 0.1 (before participation = 9.10; S.D. = 1.93, after participation  = 15.34; S.D. = 1.04), 2) the students' problem-solving skills were at a good level ( = 3.17; S.D. = 0.19), and 3) students’ satisfaction of the developed training curriculum was at the highest level (  = 4.80; S.D. = 0.28).