Journal of Graduate School, Pitchayatat, Ubon Ratchathani Rajabhat University

Development of the Learning Activity Packages Using a CIPPA Model Coupled with Infographics on the Topic of Products and Services in Daily Life in the Subject of Social Studies to Enhance Analytical Thinking Skills for the Third Grade Students

Sirikan Mathuam — 2024-12-25

The objectives of this research were 1) to develop learning activity packages using a CIPPA model coupled with infographics on the topic of products and services in daily life in the subject of social studies to enhance analytical thinking skills for the third grade students to have the efficiency based on the criterion of 80/80, 2) to compare the analytical thinking skills of the third grade students before and after learning by using the learning activity packages, 3) to compare the learning achievement of the third grade students before and after learning by using the learning activity packages, and 4) to study the satisfaction of the third grade students towards the learning activity packages. The samples were 12 students studying in the third grade in the second semester in the academic year of 2023 from Ban Nongkaew School under Amnat Charoen Primary Educational Service Area Office. They were randomized by cluster sampling. The research instruments were 3 learning activity packages, an analytical thinking skill test, a learning achievement test, and a questionnaire asking for the students’ satisfaction.

The research findings were as follows.

1. The efficiency of the learning activity packages using the CIPPA model coupled with infographics on the topic of products and services in daily life in the subject of social studies to enhance analytical thinking skills for the third grade students was 92.22/81.67.

2. The third grade students had the analytical thinking skills after learning by using the CIPPA model coupled with infographics on the topic of products and services in daily life in the subject of social studies to enhance the analytical thinking skills higher than that before learning with the statistical significance at the level of .05.

3. The third grade students had the learning achievement after learning by using the CIPPA model coupled with infographics on the topic of products and services in daily life in the subject of social studies to enhance the analytical thinking skills higher than that before learning with the statistical significance at the level of .05.

4. The satisfaction of the third grade students towards the learning activity packages using the CIPPA model coupled with infographics on the topic of products and services in daily life in the subject of social studies to enhance the analytical thinking skills was at the highest level with the total mean of all aspects of 4.55 and the standard deviation of .10.

Problems of the Teaching and Learning Management of the Pre-Service Teachers at Thailand National Sports University, Si Sa Ket Campus during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Nuntira Keawboonruang — 2024-12-25

The objective of this research was to study the problem conditions of the teaching and learning management of the pre-service teachers at Thailand National Sports University, Si Sa Ket Campus during the COVID-19 Pandemic. The samples were 80 pre-service teachers randomized by stratified sampling based on proportion from 91 pre-service teachers, the population, at Thailand National Sports University, Si Sa Ket Campus in the academic year of 2021. They participated in the group interview of 8 volunteer people. The research instruments were a rating scale questionnaire and an interview form used to interview the problems of the pre-service teachers. The statistics used were mean and standard deviation.
The research findings were as follows.
The study of the problem conditions of the pre-service teachers at Thailand National Sports University, Si Sa Ket Campus during the COVID-19 Pandemic showed that the pre-service teachers had the problems of the teaching and learning management at a moderate level ( x̄ = 3.18, S = 1.13). According to the interview on the problem conditions, the pre-service teachers at Thailand National Sports University, Si Sa Ket Campus during the COVID-19 Pandemic had the opinions that 1) they had more teaching load, 2) the schools was unpreparedness on sports venues and equipment, 3) the pre-service teachers had limited access to technology, and 4) the health care of the pre-service teachers and the students needed to be taken care of.

Development of the Learning Activity Packages Based on Social and Scientific Issues Coupled with Inquiry Learning to Compare the Competencies of the Sustainable Coexistence with Nature and Science on the Topic of Materials in Everyday Life for the Ninth Grade Students

Phitchayathida Sribun — 2024-12-25

The objectives of the research were 1) to develop learning activity packages based on social and scientific issues coupled with inquiry learning to compare the competencies of the sustainable coexistence with nature and science on the topic of Materials in Everyday Life for the ninth grade students to have the efficiency based on the criterion of 75/75, 2) to compare the competencies of the sustainable coexistence with nature and science of the ninth grade students learning by using learning activity packages based on social and scientific issues coupled with inquiry learning on the topic of Materials in Everyday Life, 3) to compare the learning achievement of the ninth grade students learning by using learning activity packages based on social and scientific issues coupled with inquiry learning on the topic of Materials in Everyday Life before and after learning, and 4) to study the satisfaction of the ninth grade students towards the learning activity packages based on social and scientific issues coupled with inquiry learning on the topic of Materials in Everyday Life in the first semester in the academic year of 2023. The samples were 19 students studying in the ninth grade from Ban Rong Sa-at School under Sisaket Primary Educational Service Area Office 1. They were randomized by cluster sampling. The research instruments were four packages of learning activities based on social and scientific issues coupled with inquiry learning on the topic of Materials in Everyday Life, a four-multiple-choice test with 40 items used to measure learning achievement, a test used to evaluate the competencies of the sustainable coexistence with nature and science, and a questionnaire asking for the satisfaction. The statistics used were mean, percentage, standard deviation, and t-test.
The research findings were as follows.
1. The efficiency of the learning activity packages based on social and scientific issues coupled with inquiry learning on the topic of Materials in Everyday Life was 78.68/78.42 which met the criterion of 75/75.
2. The competency of the sustainable coexistence with nature and science of the ninth grade students learning by using the learning activity packages based on social and scientific issues coupled with inquiry learning on the topic of Materials in Everyday Life after learning was higher than that before learning with the statistical significance at the level of .01.
3. The learning achievement after learning by using the learning activity packages based on social and scientific issues coupled with inquiry learning on the topic of Materials in Everyday Life was higher than that before learning with the statistical significance at the level of .01.
4. The mean of the satisfaction of the ninth grade students towards the learning activity packages based on social and scientific issues coupled with inquiry learning on the topic of Materials in Everyday Life in the overall was at the highest level (x̄ = 4.57, S = 0.60).

Factors Affecting the Students’ Decision to Study in the Bachelor of Education Program, Physical Education Major, Faculty of Education, National Sports University, the Northeastern Campus

Saipin Kaewsorn — 2024-12-25

The objectives of this research were to study and compare factors affecting the students’ decision to study the Bachelor of Education Program, Physical Education Major, Faculty of Education, National Sports University, the Northeastern Campus. The samples were 199 freshmen students studying in the physical education major. They were randomized by stratified sampling based on proportion. The research instrument was a questionnaire created by the researcher with the reliability of .91. The data were analyzed by frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test, one–way ANOVA, and pairwise comparisons using the LSD procedure.
The research findings were as follows.
1. The mean of the opinions about the factors affecting the students’ decision to study the Bachelor of Education Program, Physical Education Major, Faculty of Education, National Sports University, the Northeastern Campus in the overall was at a high level (x̄ = 3.73). When the aspects were considered, the findings showed that the equipment and places, the lecturers, the images of the university, and the curriculum were at a high level ( x̄ = 3.84, 3.82, 3.76, and 3.73, respectively) while the public relations had the mean at a moderate level (x̄ = 3.47).
2. The findings of the comparison of the opinions about the factors affecting the students’ decision to study the Bachelor of Education Program, Physical Education Major, Faculty of Education, National Sports University, the Northeastern Campus between male and female students showed that the mean of the opinions was at a high level (x̄ = 3.69, 3.77). In the overall, the means of the opinions between male and female students were not different. When the aspects were considered, the findings of the factors affecting the students’ decision to study showed that the curriculum and the equipment and places were not different while the images of the university, the public relations, and the lecturers were different with the statistical significance at the level of .05.

Guidelines for Developing the Youth Football Players in Si Sa Ket Province to Become Professional Football Players

Tatchanon Chindapuk — 2024-12-25

The objective of this research was to study guidelines for developing the youth football players in Si Sa Ket Province to become the professional football players. The research was conducted by using the qualitative research methods. The target group used in this research consisted of 20 staff involving with the youth football players in Si Sa Ket Province selected by purposive sampling. The research instrument was a semi-structural interview form, and the data were analyzed by content analysis.
The research findings were as follows.
In the athletes, the youth football players in Si Sa Ket Province had the technique ability, understanding tactics, physical fitness, and mental readiness at a high level, but they should gain more knowledge of sports science. In the coaches, the systemic development plans for the coaches should be included, the new coaches should be promoted, and the old coaches should be developed to be in higher levels. In the facilities, the youth football players should have more opportunities to access the standard football fields, the training football fields in other areas besides the areas in Muang Ubon Ratchathani Distric should be developed to have the quality the same as the standard football fields, and the football training equipment should be allocated to the school teams or the academy teams in the province annually. In the competition programs, the youth football leagues in Si Sa Ket Province should be held by determining the duration of the competition programs to be related to the calendars of the other youth football competition programs in the local and national levels. In the development to become the professional level, the professional football clubs should be founded to nourish the youth football players who were the professional football players. The football clubs needed to issue the policies to provide the opportunities to the youth football players in Si Sa Ket Province clearly to develop the youth football players to the professional football players.

Conditions, Needs, and Guidelines for Developing the Strategic Leadership in the 21st Century for the School Administrators under Sakon Nakhon Primary Educational Service Area Office 3

Warawut Bunchan — 2024-12-25

The objectives of this research were 1) to study the current and desirable conditions, 2) to evaluate the needs, and 3) to develop guidelines for developing the strategic leadership in the 21st century for the school administrators under Sakon Nakhon Primary Educational Service Area Office 3. The samples used in the research were 155 school administrators randomized by stratified sampling. The sample size was determined by using Krejcie and Morgan’s Table. The research instruments consisted of four forms: (1) a questionnaire asking for the current conditions of the strategic leadership in the 21st century of the school administrators with the index of the item discrimination between .75-.94 and the reliability of .99, (2) a questionnaire asking for the desirable conditions of the strategic leadership in the 21st century of the school administrators with index of the item discrimination between .83-.95 and the reliability of the whole questionnaire of .99, (3) a structured-interview form, and (4) an evaluation form used to evaluate the appropriateness and the possibility of the guidelines for developing the strategic leadership in the 21st century of thbe school administrators. All of the four forms of the research instruments had the Index of Item Objective Congruence: IOC of 1.00 in every item and form. The statistics used were mean, standard deviation, and Priority Needs Index Modified (PNI_Modified).

The research findings were as follows.

1. The current conditions of the strategic leadership in the 21st century of the school

administrators in the overall were at a high level. The desirable conditions of the strategic leadership in the 21st century of the school administrators in the overall were at the highest level.

2. The findings of the evaluation of the needs for developing the strategic leadership in the 21st century of the school administrators showed that the values of the aspects that were higher than the overall value and were organized from the highest to the lowest values were vision, ethics, and creativity.

3. The guidelines for developing the strategic leaderships in the 21st century of the school administrators were that in the vision, the school administrators should have the vision in administrating the schools, plan the operation to cover all activities, and bring the vision regulated to use in driving the operation to achieve the targets, in the ethics, the schools administrators should be honest and focus on the public benefits more than the personal benefits, perform with morality, and be good models for their staff, and in the creativity, the school administrators should have creative thinking to use in administrating education, accept the new ideas from people in the new generation, and bring the new ideas to use in the new administration related to the current situations. The findings of the evaluation showed that the development guidelines in the overall were appropriate at the highest level and possible at a high level.

Relationship Between the Academic Leadership of the School Administrators and the Job Performance Motivation of the Teachers in the Koh Kaew Group Schools under Rayoug Primary Educational Service Area Office 1

Thanaporn Pantham — 2024-12-25

The objectives of this research were 1) to study the levels of the academic leadership of the school administrators in the Koh Kaew Group Schools, 2) to study the levels of the job performance motivation of the teachers in the Koh Kaew Group Schools, and 3) to study the relationship between the academic leadership of the school administrators and the job performance motivation of the teachers in the Koh Kaew Group Schools under Rayong Primary Educational Service Area Office 1. The samples were 134 participants from 16 schools randomized by proportion and simple sampling. The sample size was determined by Krejcie and Morgan's Table. The research instrument was a rating scale questionnaire. The statistics used were frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and the analysis to find relationship between predictive variables by using Pearson’s Correlation Coefficient.
The research findings were as follows.
1. The level of the opinions about the academic leadership of the school administrators in the Koh Kaew Group Schools under Rayong Primary Educational Service Area Office 1 in the overall was at a high level. When the aspects were considered, the aspect with the highest mean was the determination of the school missions, followed by teaching and learning management, and the aspect with the lowest mean was the educational supervision.
2. The level of the opinions about the job performance of the teachers in the Koh Kaew Group Schools under Rayong Primary Educational Service Area Office 1 in the overall was at a high level. When the aspects were considered, the aspect with the highest mean was the relationship with co-workers, followed by benefits and compensation, and the aspect with the lowest mean was the characteristics of the job performance.
3. The analysis of the relationship between the academic leadership of the school administrators and the job performance motivation of the teachers in the Koh Kaew Group Schools under Rayong Primary Educational Service Area Office 1 showed that the relationship was positive at a high level with the statistical significance at the level of .01.

Technology Acceptance, Service Quality, and Service Marketing Mix Affecting the Decision-Making Process to Use Food Delivery Services through Application

Patcharida Wonghan — 2024-12-25

The objectives of the research were 1) to study technology acceptance, service quality, and service marketing mix affecting the decision-making process to use food delivery services through application and 2) to compare technology acceptance, service quality, and service marketing mix affecting the decision-making processes to use food delivery services through application. The sample group consisted of 400 participants who used to use the food delivery services through application. The participants were selected by purposive sampling. The research instrument was a questionnaire. The statistics used were frequency, percentage, multiple regression analysis, t-test, and F-test.
The research findings were as follows.
1. The technology acceptance consisted of the ease of the use and the attitudes towards the use of the service quality: the trust, the care for the customers, and the tangibility. The service marketing mix consisted of distribution channels, marketing promotion, physical characteristics, personnel, and processes that affected the decision-making processes to use the food delivery service through application.
2. The findings of the comparison of the technology acceptance, the service quality, and the service marketing mix affecting the decision-making processes of the use of the food delivery services through application classified by basic information showed that the respondents with the differences of the genders, the ages, the careers, the education levels, and the monthly income had the different attitudes towards the decision-making processes to use the food delivery services through application.

The Action Research on Metacognitive Strategy Learning Activities Supplemented with Activity Packages Emphasizing on Mathematical Problem- Solving Processes on Linear Equation in One Variable Affecting Mathematical Problem-Solving Ability for the Seventh Grade Students

Chureerat Kongsri — 2024-12-25

The objectives of this research were 1) to develop metacognitive strategy learning activities supplemented with activity packages emphasizing on mathematical problem-solving processes on Linear Equation in One Variable affecting mathematical problem-solving ability for the seventh grade students by using the action research to have the efficiency based on the criterion of 75/75, 2) to study the mathematical problem-solving ability of the seventh grade students learning by using the metacognitive strategy learning activities supplemented with activity packages emphasizing on mathematical problem-solving processes, and 3) to compare mathematical learning achievement on Linear Equation in One Variable by using metacognitive strategy learning activities supplemented with activity packages emphasizing on the mathematical problem-solving processes of the seventh grade students between before and after learning. The target group used in the research consisted of 29 students studying in the seventh grade, room 1/2, in the first semester in the academic year of 2023 at Nawangsuksawit School, Nongbua Lamphu Province selected by purposive sampling. The research instruments were divided into 3 parts: 1) the research instruments consisting of 1.1) lesson plans for metacognitive strategy learning activity management with the Index of the Item Objective Congruence (IOC) of 1.00 and 1.2) learning activity packages emphasizing on mathematical problem-solving processes with the appropriateness value of 4.87, 2) the instruments used to reflect the findings of the implementation consisting of 2.1) a learning management observation form for teachers with IOC of 1.00, 2.2) a learning management observation form for students with IOC of 1.00, 2.3) a quiz used at the end of the implementation cycle with the difficulty between .34-.78, the index of the discrimination of .33, and the reliability of .89, and 2.4) a self-assessment report with IOC of 1.00, and 3) the instruments used to evaluate the research findings consisting of 3.1) a test used to measure the mathematical problem-solving ability with the difficulty between .69-.75 and the index of the discrimination between .37-.41 and 3.2) a test used to measure mathematical learning achievement with the difficulty between .31-.75, the index of the discrimination between .37–.73, and the reliability of .92. The quantitative data were analyzed by mean, percentage, and standard deviation, and the qualitative data were analyzed by content analysis technique to find guidelines for improving learning activity management to have more efficiency for the future cycles.
The research findings were as follows.
1. The metacognitive strategy learning activities supplemented with activity packages emphasizing on mathematical problem-solving processes for the seventh grade students by using the action research had the efficiency of the processes and the outcomes at 76.61/83.43.
2. The mean score of the mathematical problem-solving ability of the seventh grade students after learning by using the metacognitive strategy learning activity management supplemented with activity packages base on mathematical problem-solving processes was 16.21 equivalent to 81% which was higher than the criterion score, 75%, regulated.
3. The mathematical learning achievement of the seventh grade students by using the metacognitive strategy learning management supplemented with activity packages base on mathematical problem-solving processes after learning was higher than that before learning, the mean score of 25.03 for after learning and the mean score of 12.97 for before learning, with the statistical significance at the level of .05.

Development of the Creative English Communication Skills by Using a Case Study Teaching Method Coupled with the TAI Technique for the Students in Demonstration School of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Rajabhat University

Nongnuch Jampasak — 2024-12-25

The objectives of this research were 1) to compare creative English communication skills by using a case study teaching method coupled with the TAI technique and the regular technique after learning for the fifth grade students in Demonstration School of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Rajabhat University and 2) to compare learning achievement using a case study teaching method coupled with the TAI technique and the regular technique before and after learning for the fifth grade students in Demonstration School of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Rajabhat University. The samples used in this research were 60 students studying in the fifth grade in the first semester in the academic year of 2022 from 2 rooms, 30 students per one room, randomized by multi-stage sampling, from Demonstration School of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Rajabhat University. They drew lots to choose to be in an experimental group and a control group. The research instruments were 1) the instrument used to collect data consisting of an evaluation form used to evaluate the creative English communication skills with the Index of the Item Objective Congruence (IOC) of 1.00 and a test used to evaluate English learning achievement with the difficulty between 0.20-0.72 and 2) the instruments used to do the experiment consisting of lesson plans for English learning management using a case study teaching method coupled with the TAI technique and lesson plans using a regular teaching method with the appropriateness values of the lesson plans of 4.18 and the standard deviation of 1.52 in the total of the research duration of 20 hours divided into 4 hours per week in a total of 5 weeks. The statistics used were mean, standard deviation, and t-test.

The research findings were as follows.

1. The scores of the creative English communication skills of the students in the group learning by using the case study teaching method coupled with the TAI technique after learning were higher than those of the students in the group learning by using the case study teaching method coupled with the regular technique after learning with the statistical significance at the level of .05, and the scores of the creative English communication skills of the students in the group learning by using the case study teaching method coupled with the TAI technique after learning were higher than those before learning with the statistical significance at the level of .05.

2. The scores of the learning achievement of the students in the group learning by using the case study teaching method coupled with the TAI technique after learning were higher than those of the students in the group leaning by using the case study teaching method coupled with the regular technique with the statistical significance at the level of .05, and the scores of the learning achievement of the students in the group learning by using the case study teaching method coupled with the TAI technique after learning were higher than those before learning with the statistical significance at the level of .05.

Development of Indicators and Guidelines to Promote the Citizenship Characteristics of the Senior Scout Directors in Uttaradit Province

Pattama Moonkaew — 2024-12-25

The objectives of this research were 1) to develop the indicators and check the construct validity of the citizenship characteristics of the senior scout directors in Uttaradit Province and 2) to study guidelines used to promote the citizenship characteristics of the senior scout directors in Uttaradit Province. The samples were 176 senior scout directors in Uttaradit Province randomized by stratified sampling. The data were collected by using a five-rating-scale questionnaire with the Index of the Item Objective Congruence (IOC) from .80 to 1.00 in every item, the discrimination from .762 to .956, and the precision from .951 to .973, and a structured interview form. The statistics used were the analysis of the data analyzed by mean and standard deviation, the confirmatory factor analysis, the content analysis, and the conclusion of the important information and the creation of the conclusion items based on the inductive reasoning.
The research findings were as follows.
1. The findings of the synthesis showed that the factors of the citizenship characteristics of the senior scout directors in Uttaradit Province consisted of 4 factors: 1) the job performance based on their own roles consisting of 5 items, 2) volunteering consisting of 6 items, 3) understanding the difference of the societies consisting of 5 items, and 4) compliance with democracy consisting of 5 items. The model used to measure the citizenship characteristics of the senior scout directors fit with the empirical data, had the factor weight values ranging from
.823–.970 and had the statistical significance in every value. These findings indicated that the factors had the construct validity and all factors could be used together to predict the model to measure the citizenship characteristics of the senior scout directors by 67.8% to 94.2%.
2. The findings of the study of the guidelines showed that the guidelines to promote the citizenship characteristics of the senior scout directors in Uttaradit Province consisted of 4 components: 1) in the job performance based on their own roles, the senior scout directors should arrange the training to review knowledge to the senior scout directors to use the knowledge in learning management in the same directions, the school administrators should promote to have the training in the higher levels and in the special programs that the senior scout directors were interested, and the senior scout directors should have opportunities to bring the knowledge from the training or from the self-development to use in their job performance or their activity management in their schools, 2) in volunteering, the school administrators should build the perception to know the sacrifice, the cooperation, and the contribution in doing beneficial things for the public and to share and the senior scout directors should exchange visions and determine targets in developing the boy scouts to have life skills to be able to think analytically according to the current conditions of the societies, 3) in understanding the difference of the societies, the senior scout directors should understand the roles, listen to the opinions of the senior scout directors in the same groups, respect each other, respect the rights of other people, treat other people equally, respect without violating the rights and freedoms of other people, accept other peoples' opinions and the school administrators should build the perception and the understanding in the diverse social and cultural backgrounds and the basic rights in the traditions, the customs, and the cultures of Thai society, and 4) in compliance with democracy, the school administrators should promote teamwork, enhance knowledge and understand democratic principles and processes that had the king as the head of the country, and know the changes of the politics, arrange the activities enhancing the loyalty to the nation, the religion, and the monarchy and the senior scout directors should cooperate and participate in regulating the directions of the communities under the social and community rules.

Development of an English Communication Handbook for Local Fabric Distributors in Ubon Ratchathani Province

Jutamanee Tipparach — 2024-12-25

The objectives of this research were 1) to study the modified priority needs index (PNImodified) of the English communication skills of the local fabric distributors in Ubon Ratchathani Province, 2) to create an English communication handbook for the local fabric distributors in Ubon Ratchathani Province, and 3) to study the satisfaction after using the English communication handbook for the local fabric distributors in Ubon Ratchathani Province. The samples were 16 local fabric distributors selected by purposive sampling. The research instruments were an English communication handbook for the local fabric distributors in Ubon Ratchathani Province, a questionnaire asking for the modified priority needs index (PNImodified) of the English communication of the local fabric distributors in Ubon Ratchathani Province, and a questionnaire asking for the satisfaction of the distributors in Ubon Ratchathani Province toward the English communication handbook. The statistics used in this research were percentage, mean, and standard deviation.
The research findings were as follows.
1. The modified priority needs index (PNImodified) of the English communication skills of the local fabric distributors in Ubon Ratchathani Province in the overall of the speaking and listening skills was at the same value of 0.69. This value showed that the local fabric distributors needed urgently to develop English communication skills.
2.The English communication handbook consisted of 10 Units: 1) greeting customers, 2) asking for prices and paying for the products, 3) talking about bargaining, 4) speaking about the general characteristics of the products, 5) introducing the origin of the goods and products, 6) speaking about the production methods of the products, 7) speaking about the components of the products, 8) talking about the uniqueness of the products, 9) storing the products, and 10) product distribution sources.
3.The findings of the evaluation of the satisfaction after using the English communication handbooks showed that in the overall, the local fabric distributors were satisfied in the handbook design, contents, and beneficial usage at the highest level with the means of 4.60, 4.64, and 4.65, respectively.

A Model for Developing Learning Experience Management Based on Waldorf's Concepts to Develop Creative Thinking for Early Childhood Children under Sakonnakhon Primary Educational Service Area Office 3

Sutasinee Sonsuk — 2024-12-25

The objectives of this research were 1) to develop a model for developing learning experience management based on Waldorf's concepts to develop creative thinking for early childhood children under Sakonnakhon Primary Educational Service Area Office 3 and 2) to study the findings of the use of the model for developing learning experience management based on Waldorf's concepts to develop creative thinking for early childhood children under Sakonnakhon Primary Educational Service Area Office 3. The samples were 17 children aged 4-6 years studying in the kindergarten at Ban Na Khoi School under Sakonnakhon Primary Educational Service Area Office 3 in the academic year of 2022 selected by purposive sampling. The research instruments were 1) a five-rating-scale questionnaire used to create a model for developing learning experience management based on Waldorf's concepts to develop creative thinking for early childhood children consisting of 4 components: 1) learning experience management plans based on Waldorf's concepts, learning experience management, creative thinking for early childhood children, and Waldorf's concepts with the index of the item objective conjuence (IOC) between .80-1.00, 2) learning experience management plans based on Waldorf's concepts used to study the findings of the use of the model with the IOC of 1.00, and 3) a creative thinking development test used to measure and evaluate the findings of the use of the model with the IOC between .80-1.00. The statistics used were frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and statistical software packages.
The research findings were as follows.
1. The developed model for developing learning experience management based on Waldorf's concepts to develop creative thinking for early childhood children under Sakonnakhon Primary Educational Service Area Office 3 by using the appropriateness examination method consisting of the model components: learning experience management plans based on Waldorf's concepts, learning experience management, creative thinking for early childhood children, and Waldorf's concepts was appropriate in the overall at the highest level. When each component was considered, most of the components were at the highest level. When the components were organized from the highest to the lowest, learning experience management plans based on Waldorf's concepts were at the highest level, followed by learning experience management, creative thinking for early childhood children, and Waldorf's concepts, respectively.
2. The study of the findings of the use of the model for developing learning experience management based on Waldorf's concepts to develop creative thinking for early childhood children by using the creative thinking development test showed that after managing learning experience, early childhood children had creative thinking higher than before managing learning experience with the statistical significance at the level of .01.

Needs Assessment of the Students in Organizing Learning Supports of the Faculty of Thai Traditional Medicine and Alternative Medicine, Ubon Ratchathani Rajabhat University

Supattra Klangprapun — 2024-12-25

The objectives of this research were to 1) study the actual and expected conditions in organizing learning supports of the Faculty of Thai Traditional Medicine and Alternative Medicine, Ubon Ratchathani Rajabhat University and 2) to assess the needs of the students in organizing learning supports of the Faculty of Thai Traditional Medicine and Alternative Medicine, Ubon Ratchathani Rajabhat University. The samples were 152 students studying in the Faculty of Thai Traditional Medicine and Alternative Medicine, Ubon Ratchathani Rajabhat University randomized by stratified sampling. The research instrument was a five-rating-scale questionnaire with a dual – response format and the reliability of .814. The statistics used were percentage, mean, and standard deviation. The analysis and the organization of the needs were conducted by using the modified Priority Needs Index (PNI _Modified).
The research findings were as follows.
1. The actual conditions in organizing learning supports of the Faculty of Thai Traditional Medicine and Alternative Medicine, Ubon Ratchathani Rajabhat University in the overall were at a high level (x̄ = 3.52, S =.60), and the expected conditions in the overall were at the highest level (x̄ = 4.89, S =.30).
2. The needs of the students in organizing learning supports of the Faculty of Thai Traditional Medicine and Alternative Medicine, Ubon Ratchathani Rajabhat University from the highest to the lowest for the first four items were the physical environment (.44) for the first item, followed by the library, the books, the textbooks, and the information (.43), the information technology and the online teaching and learning (.37), and the classrooms, the laboratories, the learning and teaching instruments (.34), respectively.

Guidelines for Administrating the Schools Based on Good Governance Principles for School Administrators in the Upright Schools under Surin Primary Educational Service Area Office 1

Kongpol Somsura — 2024-12-25

The objectives of this research were 1) to study the conditions of the school administration based on the good governance principles for the school administrators of the upright schools under Surin Primary Educational Service Area Office 1, 2) to study school administration methods based on the good governance principles for the school administrators of the upright schools under Surin Primary Educational Service Area Office 1, and 3) to propose guidelines for administrating the upright schools based on the good governance principles for the school administrators under Surin Primary Educational Service Area Office 1. The good governance principles consisted of 10 principles: 1) the efficiency, 2) the effectiveness, 3) responsiveness, 4) accountability/ being able to examine, 5) transparency, 6) rules of laws, 7) equity, 8) participation/consensus oriented, 9) decentralization, 10) morality/ethics. The research was conducted as mixed methods research: quantitative and qualitative researches. The quantitative research was done by collecting data using a questionnaire with the reliability of .976 used as a research instrument to collect the quantitative data from 22 school administrators and 184 teachers in a total of 206 people according to the criterion of 30% and randomized from 678 people of the population. The qualitative data were done by using an interview form, two questions with the lowest mean scores in each aspect chosen to be questions in the interview form and were collected from 5 experts and 9 participants participating in a focus group discussion selected by purposive sampling. The analysis of the quantitative data was conducted by using the statistics to find the mean and the standard deviation and the analysis of the qualitative data was done by using the content analysis.

The research findings were as follows.

1. The conditions of the school administration based on the good governance principles of the school administrators of the upright schools under Surin Primary Educational Service Area Office 1 in the overall of 10 aspects were at a high level in every aspect.

2. The school administration methods based on the good governance principles of the school administrators of the upright schools under Surin Primary Educational Service Area Office 1 consisted of 10 aspects, 2 items per aspect, in a total of 20 methods.

3. The guidelines for administrating the schools based on the good governance principles for the school administrators of the upright schools under Surin Primary Educational Service Area Office 1 consisted of 10 aspects, 2 items per aspect and each item consisting of 2 guidelines, in a total of 40 guidelines.