Development a Program to Enhance Curriculum and Learning Management Competency of Private Primary School Teachers

Abstract

The aims of this research were: 1) to study the factors and indicators to enhance curriculum and learning management competency of private primary school teachers, 2) to study current situations and desirable situations and techniques, 3) to develop a program and 4) to study the effects of a program. The study comprised 4 phases: Phase 1, Studying the factors and indicators to enhance curriculum and learning management competency, Phase 2, Studying current situations and desirable situations and techniques, Phase 3. Developing a program and Phase 4, Studying the effects of a program. The 32 subjects were the teachers of Aekpanya School, private school in Somdej district, Kalasin province. The instruments used for data collection were: a suitable evaluation form, a questionnaire, a satisfied evaluation form, a competency evaluation form and a test. The statistics used for data analysis were percentage, mean, standard deviation and data description presentation. The findings found that there were five factors including with 5 learning themes. The current situations of the curriculum and learning management competency was in ‘moderate’ level in overall, and the desirable situations of the curriculum and learning management competency of private primary school teachers was in ‘very much’ level in overall. The five techniques of development the curriculum and learning management competency were ranked as follows: workshop, self-learning, coaching, mentoring and supervision. The effects of a program to enhance curriculum and learning management competency found that it increased significantly and it was in ‘very much’ level.