Effects of Learning Management Based on Buddhist Ways of Life in the Course of Truth of Life for Teachers for Teamwork Skills Development for Undergraduate Students

Abstract

The objectives of the research were to 1) design the learning management based on the Buddhist way and 2) study the learning achievement based on the Buddhist way. This research is preliminary experimental research using the One-Shot Case Study. The target group consisted of 55 undergraduate students from all faculties, every level at Thaksin University who enrolled in the course Truth of Life for teachers during the second semester of the 2019 academic year. The instruments used for the study consisted of Lesson plans based on Buddhist ways, the knowledge and comprehension test form, the teamwork skills evaluation form, and the student’s satisfaction questionnaire. The data were analyzed by using percentage, arithmetic mean, and Standard Deviation.

The results revealed that; 1) the learning management based on the Buddhist way consisted of a 4 lesson plan, lasting for 16 weeks, a total of 64 hours. The learning activities were managed through five steps, namely; Step 1: Value Awareness of Students’ religion, Step 2: Searching and Identifying for causes, Step 3: Formulating hypothesis, Step 4: Data analysis, and Step 5: Learning evaluation. 2) The findings of the learning management based on the Buddhist way indicated that 45 students or 81.81 percent of the students passed the set criteria and with an average score of 30.42 or 76.05 percent whiwasere higher than the defined criteria. The overall results of students’ learning regarding Teamwork skills were at a very good level ( = 3.58, S.D. = 0.34) and the student’s satisfaction regarding learning management overall was at the highest level ( = 4.54, S.D. = 0.41).