The Development of The Professional Learning Community for Thai Teachers of Matthayomsuksa 4 to Enhance Critical Reading Using Problem – Based Learning Approach

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to present 1) to compare teachers' knowledge before and after building a professional learning community. 2) to compare teachers' ability to practice teaching with specified criteria. 3) to compare Mathayomsuksa 4 students’ critical reading Before and after being taught by the problem-based learning approach 4) to compare Mathayomsuksa 4 students’ critical reading after being taught by the problem-based learning approach with specified criteria. 5) to study the opinions of teachers, make sure to create a professional learning community and manage learning without a problem base. The sample used in the study were 1) Thai language teacher at Mathayomsuksa 4, Sampran Wittaya School Acquired voluntarily, amounting to 3 people. 2) Mathayomsuksa 4 students at Sampran Wittaya School. The data were analyzed by mean, the standard deviation, t-test dependent and content analysis. The results of this research were as follows: 1) The knowledge of teachers; After creating a professional learning community higher than before creating a professional learning community. 2) The ability of teachers passes the criteria 80 percent. 3) The critical reading ability from online media of Mathayomsuksa 4 students after using the problem-based learning approach Higher than before at the .05 level. 4) The critical reading ability of students after using the problem-based learning approach pass the criteria 80 percent. 5) The opinions of teachers towards the professional learning communities and problem-based learning approach. at the highest level.

Findings from this research Building professional learning communities and problem-based learning management can improve students' critical reading abilities. because it trains students to think systematically and increase research skills to seek knowledge by oneself.