The development of the activity model to improve moral and ethic For preservice teachers of Faculty of Education Chandrakaseam Rajabhat UNiversity

Abstract

The research paper’s objectives are to study, develop, and evaluate the activity model to improve moral and ethic for pre-service teachers of Faculty of Education Chandrakasem Rajabhat University. Sample Group: 32 sophomores from different majors (8 from early childhood education major, 8 from mathematics major, 7 from English major, and 9 from physical education major) who register for creative education course at Chandrakasem Rajabhat University for 1st semester in 2007 selecting by purposive sampling method and voluntary method. Research tools include: Project 1 – The project of management of learning creative thinking course with team accomplishment learning technique to strengthen moral and ethic on discipline, responsibility, and honesty for pre-service teachers. Project 2 – The project of Intensive training to strengthen moral and ethic on discipline, responsibility, and honesty for pre-service teachers. Project 3 – The project of the art of living development by Anapanasati (mindfulness of breathing) to strengthen discipline, responsibility, and honesty for pre-service teachers. Evaluation form and interview conducted on pre-service teachers toward 3 projects and evaluation form of moral and ethic on discipline, responsibility, and honesty of pre-service teachers. Descriptive Analysis is applied in order to analyze data. t-test dependent is applied for statistical test. Research Findings can be concluded as follows: The results of the evaluation form and interview indicate that pre-service teachers evaluate activities of each project for “Excellent” which conform to the hypothesis and pre-service teachers who participate in activities providing in each project have higher moral and ethic on discipline, responsibility, and honesty with the significant level of .01