Guidelines for the development of child-centered teaching and learning according to the basic educational standards of secondary schools in Ang Thong Province

Abstract

     The study aims to (1) investigate the priority needs of developing teaching on students centred method based on the basic education standards of the secondary schools in Angthong province (2) indicate the effective way to develop the teaching students centered method in the classroom based on basic education standards of the secondary schools in Angthong province.The sample was 234 teachers who have worked in the secondary school. Sample size determination from Krejcie and Morgan approach was addressed. The questionnaire and interview questionnaire were contributed to the respondents : teachers and principals. The reliability of the questionairs and interview questions was 0.98. And the questionnaire for school’s principals and vice principals, descriptive statistic use in this study were: frequency, percentage, means, S.D. and PNI.

           The finding of this study showed that (1) The priority needs index (PNI) according to the students centred was at a high level and PNI index was 0.124. In addition, the respondents needs in developing an active learning approach was at the highest level. (2) School principles need to provide sufficient and effective active learning courses  or training, materials that correspond to the teachers' needs. Moreover, providing the budget for setting learning environment and conducting Professional Learning Community (PLC) to find out the solution of teaching problems including developing organization are essential.