The Development of a Learning Package for Innovations and Local Wisdom for the Grade 6 Students through Participative Learning Process and Metacognitive Experiences Integrated with Community- based Learning at Sao Changok Sub-district

Abstract

The objectives of this research were aimed to 1) study and collect innovations and local wisdom in Sao Changok Sub-district, Bangkhla District, Chachoengsao Province,  2) develop a leaning package for innovations and local wisdom  in Sao Changok Sub-district, Bangkhla District, Chachoengsao Province, and 3) study effects of the use of learning package. Population of the present research consisted of   the mango entrepreneurs, community leaders, community scholars, school administrators, teachers, and lecturers in Bangkhla District, Chachoengsao Province. The data were analyzed for mean, standard deviation, percentage, and t-test. The findings revealed as follows:  

              1) The innovation and local wisdom which should be preserved and carried on to learning management was a body of knowledge on mango :  breeds, growing, harvesting, and processing of mango products in Sao Changoke sub-district, Bangkhla District, Chachoengsao Province.

              2) The outcomes of the development of the learning package and innovation on local wisdom resulted in the new package learning, called “Good Mangoes at Sao Changok”. This new learning package consisted of three learning activities, namely ‘Mango Breeds’, ‘Let’s Grow a Mango Tree’, and ‘Mangoes Processing Product’. The learning activity management was done in a period of 27 hours. The result of the quality check in term of an appropriateness of learning package, it was found that all the elements of the package learning were appropriate at a highest level; the experts’ comments were done in the same way.

              3) The effects of the use of the learning package in term of students’ learning outcomes after they had studied through learning package were as follows: 3.1)  For student’s cognitive domain, it was found that after the use of the learning package was higher than that of before the use of learning package was statistically significant at a level of .01.  3.2) For students’ psychomotor domain, it was found that the overall of students’ skills was at a good level. It was considered from students’ skills on mango propagation and package designing.  And 3.3)  For students’ affective domain,  it was found that love and deep bond to their locality among students who had studied through the learning package was at the highest level. 

          4) The network perceived that the learning package was valuable for students, schools and community.  By this, students could apply their gained knowledge for their everyday life. Moreover, students could study with happiness and fun owing to doing themselves. Interestingly, the learning package played a pivotal role in encouraging students to realize the value and significance of mangoes, their famous local fruit. Also, the learning package took part in bringing students awareness on preservation and development of mango quality. Therefore, the schools should take the learning package for students’ learning activity management in various aspects in order to continuously carry on the body of knowledge, innovation and local wisdom of Sao Changok Sub-district.