AN EVALUATION OF PIBOONBUMPEN DEMONSTRATION SCHOOL, BURAPHA UNIVERSITY CURRICULUM: BILINGUAL PROGRAM

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to evaluate the Bilingual Program of Piboonbumpen Demonstration School, Burapha University curriculum, using the CIPP Model to evaluate four dimensions: context, input, process, and output. The sample group of 210 participants was comprised of specialists experienced in curriculum and instruction, director, teacher, students in Bilingual Program of the academic year of 2016 of Piboonbumpen Demonstration School,and their parents.The research instruments included questionnaires and document auditing survey forms. The data was analyzed by using Statistical Package for Social Science to find percentage, mean, and standard deviation

            The results revealed:

1. 1. Regarding the evaluation of the school context, the appropriateness of the goals of the curriculum, the structure of the curriculum and the subject contents was at a higher level (= 11, SD = 0.61) and exceeded the evaluation criteria.
2. 2. Regarding the evaluation of the school input, the appropriateness of teacher, learning materials, learning resources and budget was at a higher level (= 16, SD = 0.76) and exceeded the evaluation criteria.
3. 3. Regarding the evaluation of the process; the appropriateness of learning activity management, measurement and evaluation, and curriculum management was at a higher level (= 17, SD = 0.74) and exceeded the evaluation criteria.
4. 4. Regarding the evaluation of the output, the learner’s qualities based on the curriculum and the qualities of English was at a higher level (= 92, SD = 0.87) and exceeded the evaluation criteria. The learner learning achievement, the abilities in reading, analytical thinking and writing, and the desirable characteristics exceeded the evaluation criteria.