Development of Teacher’s Trainning Curriculum to Enhance Teacher’s Ability to Develop A Competency Based Curriculum on Value-Adding for Local Product Through Blended Approach: A Case Study of Bokaew Wittaya School Kampangphet Province

Abstract

           This research aims to 1) develop and assess the quality of the training curriculum to enhance teacher’s ability to develop a competency-based curriculum on value-adding for local products through a blended approach. 2) implement the training curriculum to enhance teacher’s ability to develop a competency-based curriculum on value-adding for local products through a blended approach and 3) evaluate of the training curriculum to enhance teacher’s ability to develop a competency-based curriculum on value-adding for local products through a blended approach. The target group consisted of 23 teachers of Bokaew Wittaya School Kampangphet province. Three stages of research and development methodology were applied throughout the study. The instruments were 1) the training curriculum, 2) training plans, 3) a comprehension test 4) ability evaluation form on developing a competency-based curriculum on value-adding for local products, and 5) semi – structured interview form. Data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, t-test, and content analysis.
           The research findings revealed that 1. The teacher’s training curriculum consisted of four units, there were 1) conceptual framework of competency – based curriculum 2) enrichment courses development based on competency-based curriculum 3) learning design of enhancement on value adding for local products through design thinking approaches 4) evaluating of competency on value-adding for local products. Training activities were delivered both online and face to face strategies at 70:30 ratio. The quality assessment of the training curriculum revealed it at a high level. 2. Teachers’ comprehension on competency-based curriculum development shown that post - training was higher than pre- training at the significant level of .05. The ability to develop a competency-based curriculum on value- adding for local products in overall revealed at a good level ( = 4.33). 3. Administrators and teachers concerned on the benefits and the importance of developing both student competency and the development of enrichment courses along the competency-based curriculum that received from teachers’ collaboration on community identity analysis. Moreover, let students expand or increase the value of local products in the Bokaew community through the design thinking process. Including giving students be the part in preserving wisdom in which they can be further developed into a career.