Research and development of an instructional model for preservice teachers majoring in mathematics based on self-directed learning approach inter grated with constructivist theory to enhance lesson design ability and self-efficacy
Abstract:
The objectives of this research were 1) to develop the instructional model for education students majoring in Mathematics based on self - directed learning approach integrated with constructivist theory, 2) to enhance lesson design ability and self- efficacy and, 3) to study the result of using developed instruction model for education students majoring in mathematics based on self-directed learning approach integrated with constructivist theory accordingly. The research was divided into two phases. The first phase focused on the development of the instructional model for education students majoring in Mathematics. The second phase was to study the result of using developed instruction model. The samples of the study were 30 senior education students majoring in Mathematics in the academic year 2018. The samples of the study were cluster random sampling. The duration of the study was 16 hours. The tools of the study were lesson design ability evaluation form and self-efficacy evaluation form.
The results of the research revealed that 1) the developed instruction model for education students majoring in mathematics consisted of rationale of the instruction model which enhances learning, team working, problem solving, learning needs analysis, systematically knowledge acquisition and decision making skills. The instruction procedure consists of background analysis was to analyze their understanding of mathematics instruction, self-directed learning process was to do planning and delivered the instruction using the proper method, and self-reflection was to share the self-reflections with other students to share and learn from one another in order to improve their teaching methodology, and 2) the results of the developed instruction model for education students majoring in mathematics deployment evaluation pointed out that after using the developed model, the students had a higher mean score of lesson design ability aspects at 3.85 with the statistical significance level of .05 and the mean score of self-efficacy of the students after using the developed instructional model was 4.87 with the significantly higher level of .05