The Development of Learning Management Process to Enhance the Competency of Student Teachers in Designing Instructional Package to Develop Creativity of Early Childhood by Using Problem-Based Learning and Lesson Study Approach

Abstract

Jutiporn Assawasowan

This action research aimed to 1) develop learning management process to enhance the competency of student teachers in designing instructional package to develop the creativity of early childhood by using problem-based learning and lesson study approach, and 2) study the results of the competency in designing instructional package after developed learning management process. The target group was 58 students in the early childhood education program of the Faculty of Education, Nakhon Si Thammarat Rajabhat University, and attended a promoting creative thinking course during the second semester of the academic year 2019. This research divided into 3 phases 1, drafting the learning management process, 2, trial the learning management process, and 3, proved the learning management process. The research instruments are (1) performance competency assessment form, (2) cognitive competency assessment form, (3) attitude competency assessment form, and (4) satisfaction questionnaires.
The research results reveal that; 1. Learning management process composes of 4 steps; - (1) thinking and understanding problems together, (2) instructional package designing suited to early childhood, (3) trail the process in school, and (4) publishing the package and lesson summary. 2. The competency in designing instructional package after developed learning management process found that (1) student teachers have an excellent level of performance competency (2) have a good and very good level of cognitive competency (3) have the highest level of attitude competency and (4) satisfied with learning management process at the highest level.