DEVELOPMENT OF OUTDOOR LEARNING ACTIVITIES FOR SUBJECT ED 1101104 CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT TO SUPPORT SCHOOL-BASED CURRICULUM DESIGN SKILLS FOR SOCIAL STUDIES STUDENTS, THEPSATRI RAJABHAT UNIVERSITY

Abstract

This research aimed 1) to develop outdoor learning activities; 2) to compare school curriculum design skills before and after using the outdoor learning activities; and 3) to compare school-based curriculum design skills between students using the outdoor learning activities and the control group of students. The samples were 60 of first-year social studies students who enrolled in the course ED 1101104 Curriculum Development in the academic year 1/2022. The samples were divided into 2 groups: 30 students in the experimental group and 30 students in the control group. The research instruments used in this research were outdoor learning activities, outdoor learning lesson plans, normal learning lesson plans, and an assessment form of school-based curriculum design skills. The data were analyzed by using average, standard deviation and t-test.

            The results showed that:            

1. Outdoor learning activities comprise six steps: 1) Plan 2) Prepare 3) Collect 4) Classify 5) Conclude and 6) Share. The content validity of the learning activities was at the highest level.            

2. The students who studied using the outdoor learning activities had higher school curriculum design skills after using the outdoor learning activities at the statistically significant level of .05.            

3. The students who studied using the outdoor learning activities had higher school curriculum design skills than the students who studied in the normal learning lesson plan at the statistically significant level of.05.