THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTEGRATED CURRICULUM OF SINUAN’S HERBS UNDER MODERATE CLASS MORE KNOWLEDGE POLICY FOR GRADE SEVEN STUDENTS OF NASINUANPITTAYASAN SCHOOL

Abstract

          The purposes of this research were to: 1) study the fundamental data; 2) develop and the integrated curriculum; 3) study the effect of the integrated curriculum; and 4) evaluate and improve the integrated curriculum of Sinuan’s herbs under moderate class more knowledge policy for grade seven students of Nasinuanpittayasan School. The research instruments were 1) a questionnaire of needs the integrated curriculum, 2) an evaluation form for integrated curriculum, 3) an evaluation form for integrated curriculum’s handout, 4) the learning achievement test, 5) a set of satisfaction, and 6) a questionnaire for the appropriateness for the integrated curriculum.

          The results revealed that 1) the results of studying fundamental data about the needs of the integrated curriculum in overall was at the highest level. 2) the results of developing the integrated curriculum were consisted of 8 components. The results of the quality evaluation of the integrated curriculum found that the integrated curriculum was suitability at a highest level. 3) the effects of trying out the integrated curriculum were found that the efficiency of the integrated curriculum of Sinuan’s herbs was 82.07/82.46, students’ learning achievement post-test mean score was higher than the pre-test mean score with the statistically significant difference at .05 level and the satisfaction toward learning through the integrated curriculum of Sinuan’s herbs in overall was at the highest level, and  4) the results of evaluation’s appropriateness for the integrated curriculum showed the appropriateness and possibility for real situations application.