The Development of the Young Tourist Guide Curriculum in SermNgam Suksa Lampang.

Abstract

This research study aimed to develop and evaluate the quality of the Young Tour Guide of SermNgam Studies, Lampang Province curriculum and to examine the effects of its implementation. The research instruments included the curriculum, instructional materials, an achievement test on the history of SermNgam, and an assessment form measuring students' abilities as Young tour guides.

The research findings revealed that

1) The Young Tour Guide of SermNgam Studies, Lampang Province curriculum comprised seven components: (1) Background and significance of the curriculum, (2) Curriculum principles, (3) Curriculum objectives, (4) Curriculum content structure, consisting of four learning units: Unit 1 – The Origin of SermNgam, Unit 2 – The Beginning of Local Wisdom, Unit 3 – Exploring Historical Sites, and Unit 4 – Continuing with Young Tour Guides, (5) Learning activity organization, (6) Learning resources and materials, and (7) Assessment and evaluation. The overall curriculum was rated as highly appropriate, and the instructional materials were also rated at the highest level of appropriateness.

2) Students who studied under this curriculum demonstrated a statistically significant improvement in learning achievement on the history of SermNgam, exceeding the 80% criterion at the .05 significance level. Additionally, their overall competency in serving as Young tour guides was rated at a high level.