The Development of Competency Based Integrated Unit on Bueng Boraphet Conservation to Enhance Environmental Literacy for Mathayomsuksa 4 Students

Abstract

          The objectives of this research were 1) to construct and evaluate the quality of the competency based integrated unit on “Bueng Boraphet Conservation” to enhance environmental literacy for Mathayomsuksa 4 students and 2) to implement of the the competency based integrated unit on “Bueng Boraphet Conservation”. Comparing environmental literacy before and after learning using the competency-based integrated unit on "Bueng Boraphet Conservation" to enhance environmental literacy for Mathayomsuksa 4 students. The research format is research and development. The sample consisted of 21 Mathayomsuksa 4, studying in the second semester of the 2022 at Buengboraphet Wittaya School, Nakhon Sawan Province. selected by simple random sampling. The research instruments included the competency based integrated unit on “Bueng Boraphet Conservation”, environmental knowledge test, environmental attitude test, and environmental behavior questionnaire. Data were analyzed using mean, percentage, standard deviation and t – test.
          The research results revealed that 1. the competency based integrated unit on “Bueng Boraphet Conservation” to enhance environmental literacy for Mathayomsuksa 4 students developed ; there were 10 components : 1) mind map 2) learning outcome 3) core competency 4) specific competency 5) competency based learning objective 6) learning evidence 7) content 8) situation for competency assessment 9) learning activities 10) measurement and evaluation. The results of appropriateness of learning activities were at a highest level  ( = 4.70, S.D. = 0.51) and the result of the pilot study of the competency based integrated unit was found that the competency based integrated unit was Possible to implement in practice. 2. the Mathayomsuksa 4 students had environmental literacy after learning with the competency based integrated unit on “Bueng Boraphet Conservation” to enhance environmental literacy for Mathayomsuksa 4 students, it was higher than before learning and statistically significant at the .05 level.