Strategies for Teacher Development in Learning Management for Small-sized Primary Schools

Abstract

               The purposes of this research were to: 1) study the teacher development components in learning management for small-sized primary schools 2) study current conditions and desirable conditions of teacher development in learning management for small-sized primary schools and 3) develop teacher development strategies for learning management of small-sized primary schools The research was mixed-method approach. The sample group was a small-sized primary schools in the Northeastern region. Data informants were school administrators and teachers with total number of  678 by using multi-stage sampling. The instruments used in this research were questionnaires with validity of  0.91, standard deviation (S.D.), Item-Objective Congruence Index:(IOC) and PNIModified .

        The research found that :

1. The components of teacher development in learning management for small-sized primary schools comprised 4 components, namely : 1) learning activity management 2) measurement and evaluation 3) curriculum development and 4) environment management


2. The current state of teacher development in learning management for small-sized primary schools, in all, was at mid-level. While considering each aspect, it was found that current conditions of all aspects were of moderate practices. As for the desirable conditions of teacher development in learning management for small-sized primary schools, in all, at a high level While considering each item, it was found that all desirable conditions were at high level.


3. Development of teacher development strategies in learning management for small-sized primary schools consisted of 4 strategies with 27 measures and 33 indicators. Strategy 1: creating learning atmosphere with 4 measures and 9 indicators. Strategy 2:  Measurement and evaluation  with 4 measures, and 4 indicators. Strategy 3 : Learning process adjustment with 10 measures and 10 indicators, and Strategy 4 : Curriculum development with  9 measures and 10 indicators.