The Study of Needs Asessment in the Development of Ability in Learning Management of Teachers under the Office of Primary Education, Service Area 3

Abstract

            This research aims to study 5 aspects of needs assesment in the development of ability in learning management of teachers under the Office of Primary Education, Service Area 3 which are 1) Curriculum development, 2) Design of learning management, 3) Student-centered learning management, 4) Use of innovative and technological Media for learning management, 5) Learning measurement and evaluation. The sample group was the group of 310 teachers under the Office of Primary Education, Service Area 3, Phitsanulok by using multi-stage sampling method. The research instrument was a questionnaire containing a mean value between 0.6-1.0 and a reliability value of 0.97. The data analysis was conducted by using Priority Need Index with Modified Needs Indexing technique. The research results found that the needs assesment in the development of ability in learning management of teachers under the Office of Primary Education, Service Area 3 could be arranged in descending order as follows: 1. Use of innovative and technological Media for learning management (PNI_modified = 0.386)  2. Learning measurement and evaluation (PNI_modified = 0.364) 3. Design of learning management (PNI_modified = 0.345) 4. Student-centered learning management (PNI_modified = 0.305) and 5. Curriculum development (PNI_modified = 0.301).