The Development of Elementary Integrated Curriculum of Anuban Maetha School (Ban Nam Thong – Ban Hom Upatham Community), Lampang Province

Abstract

The objectives of this research were 1) to develop elementary integrated curriculum at Anuban Meatha School (Ban Nam Thong - Ban Hom Upatham Community), Lampang province and 2) and to study the effectiveness of the integrated elementary curriculum at Anuban Meatha School (Ban Nam Thong - Ban Hom Upatham Community), Lampang province. used in this research were three grade 4 – 6 teachers and thirty-three students from grades 4 - 6 at Anuban Meatha School (Ban Nam Thong - Ban Hom Upatham Community), Lampang province. The data were analyzed by mean, standard deviation and content analysis.The results of the research were 1) the integrated elementary curriculum at Anuban Meatha School (Ban Nam Thong - Ban Hom Upatham Community), Lampang province, consisted of the rationale, concept, curriculum objectives, learning outcomes, course description, curriculum structure, content structure and unit plan for grade 4-6 students. Experts’ opinions toward the integrated elementary curriculum were evaluated at the highest level. 2)The results revealed that teachers’ opinion toward the school administration curriculum was high after using the integrated elementary curriculum. And that students’ opinion toward using the curriculum was high . The learning outcomes in terms of thinking skills of students in grades 4-6 were found to have the highest average level in all grade levels. Additionally, the learning outcomes in terms of life skills of students in grades 4-6 were found to have an average level ranging from moderate to high, in that order.