The Development of Teacher Development Program in Thai Learning Management to Enhance Students’ Critical Thinking for Secondary Schools Under the Nakhon Ratchasima Provincial Administration Organization

Abstract

The objectives of this research were: 1) to study the elements and indicators of
 Thai learning management to enhance students’ critical thinking for secondary schools
 Under the Nakhon Ratchasima provincial administration organization, 2) to study current
 condition and desirable condition of Thai learning management to enhance students’ critical
 thinking for secondary schools under the Nakhon Ratchasima provincial administration
 organization, and 3) to create a teacher development program in Thai learning management
 to enhance students’ critical thinking for secondary schools under the Nakhon Ratchasima
 provincial administration organization. Research and Development was conducted including
 3 phases ; phase 1: studying of elements and indicators of Thai learning management to
 enhance students’ critical thinking for secondary schools under the Nakhon Ratchasima
 provincial administration organization, validated by 5 experts, phase 2: current condition and desirable condition study of Thai learning management to enhance students’ critical
 thinking for secondary schools under the Nakhon Ratchasima provincial administration
 organization form sampling, 136 Thai teachers, phase 3: the development of teacher
 development program in Thai learning management to enhance students’ critical thinking
 for secondary schools under the Nakhon Ratchasima provincial administration organization,
 confirmed by 5 experts. The research tools were the questionnaire, interview and evaluation
 form. The statistics used for data analysis consisted of the percentage, mean, standard
 Deviation and Modified Priority Needs Index (PNImodified).
 The research findings were as follows:
 1. The elements of Thai learning management to enhance students’ critical thinking
 for secondary schools under the Nakhon Ratchasima provincial administration organization
 validated by 5 experts, in overall, were in the highest level.
 2. The current condition of Thai learning management to enhance students’ critical thinking for secondary schools under the Nakhon Ratchasima provincial administration
 organization was in high level and the desirable condition, in overall, was in the highest level.
 3. The developed program, the teacher development program in Thai learning
 management to enhance students’ critical thinking for secondary schools under the Nakhon
 Ratchasima provincial administration organization, consisted of program elements including:
 1) the rationale and approach of program, 2) the objectives of program, 3) goal of program,
 4) content and activities: 4.1) the learning objective determination, 4.2) the consideration of
 student readiness, 4.3) the content determination, 4.4) learning activity management, 4.5)
 evaluation, and 4.6) feedback for 118 hours, and 5) program assessment. The development
 techniques were: 1) training, 2) personal development. The development was implemented
 by 4 steps including: step 1) pre-development assessment, 2) the development, 3) the
 integration during working, and 4) post-development assessment. The results of assessment by the qualified experts found that the utility, the feasibility and the propriety were in
 the highest level.