The Development of Internal Supervision in Learning Management by Using the Professional Learning Community Process to Enhance Learning Achievement

Abstract

This research aims to 1) study the problem condition and develop the internal supervision in learning management by using the professional learning community process to enhance learning achievement. 2) develop the teachers’ ability to learning management. 3) study the implementation of the supervision process and the teachers' opinions towards supervision by using the professional learning community process and 4) study students’ achievement after the teachers were supervised at Ban Lat Ya Kha School, Khemmarat District, under the Office of UbonRatchathani Elementary Education Service Area 2. The target group were 9 teachers in the school, 127 students in Prathom Suksa 1-6 were selected by a purposive sampling. The research instruments consisted of an internal supervision plan, learning management ability assessment form and a questionnaire on teachers' opinion. The unstructured interview form. The data was analyzed by content analysis, percentage, mean, standard deviation (S.D.) and t-test Dependent. The research showed that 1) The problem of internal supervision was not yet strong. The main problem is the lack of supervision, monitor and evaluation of development continuously. Stakeholders’ promotion and the cooperation is at the low level. The development process was divided into 3 phases. 2) Learning ability of teachers after getting supervision by using the professional learning community process was higher and their ability in overall was at the high level. 3) All teachers’ opinion on the supervision process by using the professional learning community process in overall is at the high level. 4) The students' learning achievement was significantly different at the .01 level.