THE USE OF INNOVATION IN TEACHING AND LEARNING OF BUDDHISM FOR GRADE 6 STUDENTS IN BANG BUA THONG DISTRICT, NONTHABURI PROVINCE

Abstract

The objectives of this research are: 1) to study the state of the use of innovation in the teaching and learning of Buddhism, 2) to develop the use of innovation in the teaching and learning of Buddhism, and 3) to propose the guidelines for the use of innovation in the teaching and learning of Buddhism for grade 6 students in Bang Bua Thong District of Nonthaburi Province. The mixed research methodology was used in the study.  The quantitative data were collected by questionnaires from 210 samples and analyzed by mean and standard deviation. The qualitative data were collected by in-depth interviews with 5 key-informants and analyzed by content analysis. 

The results of the study found that:

The state of the use of innovation in the teaching and learning of Buddhism in 5 aspects was at a high level overall. In details, the highest level was on teaching and learning activities, followed by measurement and evaluation, learning process, instructional media, and curriculum respectively. The innovation development of the teaching and learning of Buddhism for grade 6 students in Bang Bua Thong District of Nonthaburi Province was that; in curriculum, the state of problems and needs of society, community and locality were analyzed and included in the curriculum, teaching and learning sets, skills development sets, mixed media lessons, and program lessons were used, in instructional media, computer-assisted instruction multimedia, teaching-assist-computer, multimedia, video conferencing, video-teaching package, and activity-assisted media were used, activities in Buddhist holidays, chanting, meditating, Dhamma practice, and drawing completion were arranged in innovative activities for teaching and learning, and in measurement and evaluation, on-line evaluation, on-line learning, email, and computerized assisting programs were used. 

The guidelines for the use of innovation in the teaching and learning of Buddhism for grade 6 students in Bang Bua Thong District of Nonthaburi Province were as follows; the course content structure supported thinking skills development, relevant to vision, aim and desirable characteristics, built learning experience through the practice in the Buddhist subject, and the teachers used the teaching and learning sets with cooperation of students. Teachers could teach and transfer learning skills to students effectively through appropriate multi-media, on-line media, and computer-assist teaching and learning. The learning activities in Buddhist subject created new experiences in learning and good relations between students and students and between students and teachers as well. In measurement and evaluation, pre-test and post-test were given via Google form, internet, mobile phone, and computer system in order to cope with the digital age.