RIGHT CEREBRAL HEMISPHERE CEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHING ABD LEARNING CURRICULUM OF SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS, PHETCHABURI PROVINCE

Abstract

The objectives of this research were to 1) develop a right cerebral hemisphere development for teaching and learning curriculum of secondary school teachers, Phetchaburi Province, and 2) to investigate the effectiveness of implementing the curriculum. The research consists of four steps. Step 1 studying necessary background information. Step 2 developing the curriculum. Step 3 conducting a trial of the curriculum. The researcher selected a purposive sample consisting of 80 secondary school teachers. Step 4 improving the curriculum. The research tools consist of 1) a knowledge test, 2) a behavior assessment form for right-brain usage, 3) a satisfaction evaluation form. The statistics used were the mean, standard deviation, and t-test.

The research findings indicate that: 1) The right cerebral hemisphere development for teaching and learning curriculum consists of the curriculum principles, objectives, content, and learning management plans. which include teaching methods that is divided into four stages: 1: Introduction, 2: Content presentation, 3: Practicing, and 4: Applying knowledge to learning management. 2) Before and after implementing the curriculum, teachers' knowledge of conducting learning activities to develop students' right-brain functions differed significantly at the 0.05 level. After using the curriculum, teachers' knowledge in this area was higher. 3) The evaluation of teachers' right-brain usage behavior during the curriculum showed that out of a total score of 9, the highest score was 8.79 in Activity 6: "Brain Creates Color," and the lowest score was 7.01 in Activity 3: "Brain Creates Rhythm." 4) Participants expressed the highest level of satisfaction with the curriculum