Study of the state of teaching and learning the concept of light by eighth grade science teachers in schools under the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (Thai)

Abstract

The objective of this study was to explore the state of teaching and learning the concept of light in grade 8 of schools under the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) in the 2005 academic year. The subjects were 37 eighth grade science teachers in schools under the BMA. The instruments were a questionnaire and unstructured interview that were used to gather the state of teaching and learning. Frequencies, percentagesand content analysis were used for analysis. The results showed that the majority of teachers were female, 26- 35 years old, had bachelor's degree in education, and taught science 16-20 hours per week. Most of the teachers taught science by lecturing, demonstrating and by using hands-on activities. They used various kinds of assessment. They needed more content knowledge and teaching strategies.