Learning Model Development Toward a Moral Society for Students in the Chiang Mai Education Sandbox

Abstract

The objectives of this research were to: 1) investigate the conditions and learning needs towards a moral society for students in the Chiang Mai Education Sandbox; 2) develop a learning model for a moral society for students in the Chiang Mai Education Sandbox; and 3) examine the results of the learning model towards a moral society for students in the Chiang Mai Education Sandbox. The target group comprised 104 leading schools within the Chiang Mai Education Sandbox. The research was conducted in three phases: Phase 1 investigated the conditions and learning needs through document review, lesson transcripts, interviews, group meetings, and surveys; Phase 2 involved developing the learning models with validation by experts; and Phase 3 examined the model results through pre- and post-tests, with results of using the model in learning management. Research instruments included a debriefing form, a questionnaire, a focus group discussion form, an interview form, an activity appropriateness assessment form, pre- and post-tests, a satisfaction assessment form, and a community feedback form. Data analysis included content synthesis, mean, standard deviation, analysis of the index of prioritization, and comparison of average pre- and post-tests scores using a t-test for dependent samples.

The results showed that: 1) The overall conditions and learning needs for fostering a moral society for students in the Chiang Mai Education Innovation Area were at a high level ( = 4.04, S.D. = 0.904) in terms of the conditions implementation and the learning needs were at a high level ( = 4.11, S.D. = 0.858). 2) The development of learning model to a moral society for students in the Chiang Mai Education Innovation Area has been confirmed by experts which consists of learning management activities, objectives, content focused on the development of moral societies, Thai 4.0 and life skills in the 21^st century, activity organizing process, and measurement and evaluation. and 3) The implementation of the learning models towards a moral society for students in Chiang Mai Education Innovation Area involved the implementation of the learning model into practice through 10 learning activities based on five key components. The results indicated that student academic achievement in term of knowledge and skills after learning was higher than before learning at the 0.05 statistical significance level and had the highest level of positive attitudes towards the learning model and process ( = 4.73, S.D. = 0.504).