DEVELOPMENT OF A TRAINING CURRICULUM FOR ENHANCING TEACHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE PRACTICE COMPETENCY OF BACHELOR OF EDUCATION PROGRAM STUDENTS MAJORING PHYSICAL EDUCATION AT THAILAND NATIONAL SPORTS UNIVERSITY

Abstract

This research and development study aimed to study the following: 1) study the necessity of enhancing competency of pre - service student teaching practicum, and 2) to develop and evaluate training curriculum efficiency and 3) to study the effects of utilizing training curriculum for enhancing pre-service student teaching practicum competency of undergraduate students from the Bachelor of Education, Physical Education Major, Thailand National Sports University. The participants of the study included head of the program, instructors of Physical Education major and 136 relevant personals using stratified random sampling method, 20 specialists, and 60 major students using random sampling method. The research instruments included semi - structure interview and questionnaire. It will be divided into 3 phases: Phase 1 is to study the conditions and needs necessary for enhancing capability in the training profession. Phase 2 is to develop and inspect the efficiency of the training curriculum. Phase 3 is to study the effectiveness of the training curriculum through data analysis using mean and standard deviation while omitting the Priority Needs Index (PNI). The research findings were as follows: 1. The actual capabilities and needs of students consisted of 7 aspects, namely educational institution curriculum, learning management, measurement and evaluation of educational results, classroom management, innovation and classroom action research, the use of technology for education, and desirable characteristics. There is a need for enhancing capabilities in teaching profession training in 3 aspects: innovation and classroom research, measurement and evaluation of educational results, and the use of technology for education. 2. The results of the curriculum development found that there were 6 components of the training curriculum, namely objective principles for media training methods content, facilities, equipment, and measurement and evaluation. It was found that the curriculum was in the highest level, with an average of 4.59 and the standard deviation is equivalent to 0.22. The WBI model efficiencies (E1/E2) are equivalent to 81.52/80.78, higher than the specified criterion. 3. The results of using the training curriculum found that after using the curriculum, the experimental group's mean scores on knowledge, skills, and attitudes were significantly higher than the control group at statistically significant of level .05. The experimental group's mean scores on knowledge after using the curriculum were significantly higher than before the use of curriculum at a statistically significant of level .05.