DEVELOPMENT OF CHILD - CAREGIVER TEACHERS TAINNING PROGRAM ON PRODUCTION OF LEARNING MATERIALS KITS USING LOCAL ATERIAL FOR ENHANCING EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS OF YOUNG CHILDREN IN CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS UNDER LOCAL ADMMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATIONS, PATHUMTANI PROVINCE

Abstract

The objectives of this research were 1) to create a training program for child- caregiver teachers on the production of learning media packages using local materials, 2) to test the training program for child - caregiver teachers on the production of learning materials, and 3) to evaluate the training program for child care teachers regarding the production of learning media sets using local materials. The sample used in this study were teachers who took care of children in child development centers. Under the local government organization Pathum Thani Province. Using a multistage random sampling method from the Child Development Center. Pathum Thani province, total of 65 centers, totaling 30 people to be taken as a sample. The tools used in this research were a test to measure knowledge and understanding during the activity. Survey on the production of learning media sets using local materials and a questionnaire about the opinions of child – caregiver teacher regarding the program. In this study, the One-Group Pretest –Posttest design and analyze the data using t-test statistics, Dependent Samples, to find efficiency values ​​E1 / E2, average values, standard deviations and percentage values.

The research results found that: 1) Creating an effective training program for child - caregiver teachers using learning media sets. Local materials promoting executive functions for early childhood (E1/E2,) were 90.62/93.43, which meets the established criteria. 2) The trial of the child - caregiver teachers training program had very high average post-training scores for child - caregiver teachers ( = 28, SD = 3.11, calculated as 93.33 percent) higher than before the training for child care teachers at a moderate level ( = 14.77, SD = 1.64, calculated as 49.23 percent) with statistical significance at the .01 level. And 3) evaluation of a training program for child - caregiver teachers on the production of learning materials using local materials that enhance the executive functions of early childhood children in child development centers. The opinions were at the most appropriate level ( = 4.95, SD = 0.19).