Development of a Learning Unit "Learning Creatively with Agriculture" for Primary Pupils

Abstract

     This classroom action research was conducted by 5th year prospective teachers in agricultural education who were engaged in professional field experience at Boh-Nam-Jued primary school, Nakhon Pathom province. With guidance from university supervisor and cooperative teacher, the researchers developed an agriculture learning unit for grade 6 pupils. The learning unit was designed with an integration of learning activities across content areas, with the focus on teaching for knowledge organizing and linking. The researchers implemented the learning unit in their respective classes for duration of 5 weeks. The learning assessment revealed that the majority of the pupils 1) showed satisfying progress on knowledge test and knowledge organizing as collected in the "knowledge tank" student diary; 2) demonstrated a very good level of skills/process skills related to the content; and 3) showed a good level of group working process. Overall, the pupils responded positively to the learning unit.