Developing Learning Activities Contributing to Public Consciousness of The Thai Language Majors in the Faculty of Education, Mahasarakham University

Abstract

The purposes of the study were 1) to develop learning activities that contribute to public consciousness of the Thai language majors in the Faculty of Education, Mahasarakham University, 2) to investigate the results of the learning activities on public consciousness of the Thai language majors in terms of metacognition, attitudes, and behaviors, and 3) to investigate satisfaction levels of the Thai language majors with the learning activities that contribute to public consciousness. The sample consisted of 77 second year Thai language majors in the Faculty of Education, Mahasarakham University, obtained through cluster random sampling. The instruments were: 4 organizing plans of learning activities contributing to public consciousness with the allotted time of 29 hours, a Likert scale evaluation form containing 30 items, and a Likert scale satisfaction evaluation form containing 20 items. The statistics used in data analysis were percentage, the mean, standard deviation, and t-test.  

    The results of the study were as follows: 1) the appropriateness of the learning activities developed to contribute to public consciousness of the Thai language majors in the Faculty of Education, Mahasarakham University was found at the highest level ( = 4.67).  2) The learning activities affected public consciousness of the sample positively on all aspects: metacognition, attitudes, and behaviors, with the detail given below: 2.1) The levels of public consciousness of the Thai language majors who had been through the learning activities that contributed to public consciousness on the aspects of metacognition, attitudes, and behaviors, before and after the experiment, as a whole and by aspect, were significantly different at the statistical level of .01 in both overall and aspect levels; 2.2) The evaluation of public consciousness of the Thai language majors according to the hands-on process revealed that every project passed the preset criterion of 80 percent. 2.3) The result of the authentic evaluation by observing the students’ behavior in participation in public consciousness activities was at the highest level ( =4.53); and 3) the overall satisfaction level of the students learning with the learning activities contributing to public consciousness was found at the highest level ( = 4.67).