A study of the operation of local curriculum development in work - oriented experiences area at prathom suksa five and six under the Jurisdiction of the Office of Si Sa Ket Provincial Primary Education
Abstract:
The purposes of this research were 1) to study the state and problems on developing the local curriculum in work-oriented experiences area at Prathom Suksa 5-6 under the jurisdiction of the Office Si Sa Ket Provincial Primary Education 2).to study the state and problem of local curriculum implementation in work-oriented experiences area at Prathom Suksa 5-6 in schools under the jurisdiction of the Office of Si Sa Ket Provincial Primary Education. Population and sampling groups were 3 Si Sa Ket provincial supervisors, 4 District supervisors, 10 administrators and teachers who were members of the curriculum development committee, 286 administrators, 375 Prathom Saksa 5-6 teachers of work-oriented experiences area. Research instruments used were semi-structured interview forms and questionnaires. The raw data were analyzed by using content analysis, frequency, and percentage. Research findings were as follows: 1. On development local curriculum in work-oriented experiences area at the provincial level, a committee was appointed and basic information was studied before developing the curriculum. The provincial educational supervisors were prepared to be the core lecturers in advising how to do instructional guideline in work-oriented experiences area at the district level. In developing the teaching guideline in work-oriented experiences area at the district level, a committee was appointed; but basic information was not studied before developing the curriculum. The curriculum objectives, curriculum structure and contents, teaching-learning activities, measurement and evaluation were identified based upon the Elementary School Curriculum B.E. 2521 (Revised Edition B.E. 2533) Problems report were insufficient personnel, personnel lacking knowledge of local curriculum development procedures, insufficient supporting budget, and incompetence of provincial and district supervisors to supervise and follow-up the local curriculum development consistently and continuously. 2. For the implementation of local curriculum in work-oriented experiences area, the results showed that schools planned the curriculum implementation. School administrators supported teachers to prepare instructional plans/lesson plans by asking for a submission before teaching in classrooms. Curriculum supplementary documents which teachers produced were instructional plans and job sheets. For environmental factors in schools, personnel were prepared by encouraging them to attend the in-service training. The implementation of local curriculum in work-oriented experiences area was supervised and followed-up. This curriculum was also publicized. It was found that teachers prepared their teaching and notified their students of instructional objectives. The main objectives were expecting students to know how to work, to appreciate their job, and to continuously improve their working effectiveness. For the home economics, agriculture, and elective classes, teaching techniques used were demonstrations and allowing the students to have hand-on experiences. Teaching media were chosen by considering the accordance with curriculum contents and local context. Student exhibitions were arranged as an extracurricular activity. Measurement and evaluation were carried out by checking students' works, observing their practices, and by using testing. Problems occurring in curriculum implementation were budget shortage, teachers having insufficient time to prepare their teaching because of teaching overload, teachers lacking knowledge in the part of learning practices, and a shortage of research resources for new teaching techniques.