Student-Centered Learning Management and Portfolio-Based Authentic Assessment in the Thai Language for Elementary Teachers 2 Course

Abstract

The objective of this research were to investigate learning achievements the second year students in the Elementary Education Program after having undergone the student-centered learning management and the portfolio-based authentic assessment in the Thai Language for Elementary Teachers 2 course by comparing with the 70 percent criterion, to examine the quality assessment results of the portfolios by the students, their peers and their instructor after having implemented the two methods, and to explore the students’ opinions on the teaching methods. The sample group consisted of 27 Elementary Education students in the first semester of the 2016 academic year. The research instruments were composed of a learning achievement test, a quality assessment of the portfolios, and an opinion questionnaire. The quantitative data were statistically analyzed for percentage, mean and standard deviation, while the content analysis was used to analyzed the qualitative data.

The research findings reveal that learning achievements of the students after having undergone the learning and assessment methods were in general at the high level (83.07), 13.07 % higher than the pre-determined criterion (70%). The quality assessment of their portfolios via self-assessment, peer assessment and instructor assessment was also at the high level (=4.51), and their opinions on the learning management and assessment were positive.