Abstract:
The research aimed to construct the instrument and the evaluation criteria for a curriculum management of the schools and to evaluate the curriculum management in the schools under Ubon Ratchathani Primary Educational Service Area 2 according to a perception of the administrators, the academic affairs teachers and other teaching teachers.
The populations and samples used in stage one were six experts in evaluation and curricular, four educational supervisors who were responsible for the curricular, 95 administrators of the schools under Ubon Ratchathani Primary Educational Service Area 2. In stage two, populations were 218 schools, and the samples were 65 schools under Ubon Ratchathani Educational Service Area 2 derived by a stratified proportional sampling. The sample size was set by 30% criterion (Boochom Sisa-ard 1997). A total of 195 informants were 195 administrators, academic affairs teachers and other teachers.
The research instruments were a five rating-scale questionnaire on the needs for the educational supervisors and the school administrators constructed by the researcher and the evaluation format for the curriculum management of the schools as perceived by the administrators, the academic affairs teachers and other teachers based on a five rating scale.
The research findings were as follows.
1. As regards the construct of the instruments and the evaluation criteria. In stage one on the needs questionnaire, there were 50 items with IOC ranging between .50-.1.00. in stage two on the needs level, there were the intermediate- to- the highest level wants. In stage three on the construct of instruments and evaluation of the curriculum administration, there were 163 items in total with IOC ranging between .66-1.00. The experts in the study found the evaluation criteria appropriate. The instrument used to collect data had the discrimination value ranging between .29-.89 and its confidence value was equivalent to .98.
2. Considering the evaluation of the curriculum administration, the findings were the following. In Kutkhaopun 8 school were evaluated and 7 passed the required criteria. In Khemarat, 13 schools were evaluated and all passed the criteria. In Trakanphuetphon, 27 schools were evaluated and 9 failed the criteria. In Phosia, 10 schools were evaluated, 6 schools passed the set criteria and 4 failed the criteria. In Natan, 7 schools were evaluated and all passed the criteria. As classified according to the mission, it was found that in Kutkhaopun, 8 schools were evaluated. 7 passed the mission based criteria and one failed the criteria. In Khemarat, 13 schools were eavlauted and all passed the set criteria. In Trakanphuetphon, 27 schools were evaluated. 18 schools passed the criteria and 9 failed. In Phosai, 10 schools were evaluated. 6 passed the mission based criteria and 4 failed the criteria. In Natan 7 schools were evaluated and all passed the set criteria.