THE GUIDELINES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMPETENCY-BASED CURRICULUM AND THE TEACHING AND LEARNING MANAGEMENT OF LEARNERS

Abstract

"Competency" refers to an individual's ability to use diverse knowledge and skills in work, life, and problem-solving situations. The developed core competency framework consists of 10 competencies including: 1) Thai language for communication; 2) mathematics in everyday life; 3) scientific inquiry and scientific mind; 4) English for communication; 5) life skills and personal growth; 6) career skills and entrepreneurship; 7) higher-order thinking skills and innovation; 8) media, information, and digital literacy (MIDL); 9) collaboration, teamwork, and leadership; and 10) active citizens and global mindedness. There are six guidelines for using the core competency framework in learner development: 1) learning management in which competencies are introduced; 2) learning management in which competencies are increased; 3) learning management that uses the learning model to develop competencies; 4) learning management that is competency-based integrating with indicators; 5) learning management that integrates and combines various competencies; and 6) life competencies in everyday life. All of this contributes to Thai kids having the complete characteristics of Thainess, which include being a good person with moral principles and happiness, having high-ability, being a citizen with global mindedness who pays attention to society, and being an intelligent Thai with shared values and morality. Competencies are built on a foundation of literacy as well as shared values and morality, in order for a Thai citizen to evolve into a quality global citizen in the future.