DEVELOPMENT OF PROCESS TO PROMOTE TEACHERS INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN ABILITIES FOR CHILDREN DURING THE TRANSITION BETWEEN KINDERGARTEN AND ELEMENTARY BASED ON WHOLE-FACULTY STUDY GROUP AND COGNITIVE COACHING APPROACH
Abstract:
The purposes of this research were to develop and to examine the teachers instructional design abilities for children during the transition between kindergarten and elementary levels based on the whole-faculty study group and cognitive coaching approach process. The research and development method was applied in this study which consisted of 3 phases: (1) research on condition and problem of children during the transition; (2) research and development of the process based on the whole-faculty study group and cognitive coaching approach and (3) research for experiment of the process. This research was conducted from February 2015 to October 2015 and the participants were 12 teachers from school under Bangkok Metropolitan. The research findings were revealed as follows: 1. The developed process was based on giving teachers in schools a structure for collaboration and develops transition children by supporting each other and; together, planning, learning, testing ideas, and sharing and reflecting on classroom practice, which administrators and coach are support team. The principles of this process are: (1) students are first and focusing on data-based transition children instructional needs, (2) cognitive coaching to focus on the desired state of transition children, and (3) everyone participates in work together, share responsibilities and leadership. There are 6 stages of the process; that is, (1) creating the whole-faculty study group system, (2) providing information for development and cognitive coaching, (3) the goal setting, (4) the study group formation, (5) practices and development, and (6) reflection. 2. The participants who participated in the initiated process significantly demonstrated their higher instructional design abilities at .05 level.