The Development of a Local Dramatic Art Training Curriculum Entitled “The Charm of Noenmaprang” for a Junior High School Thai Dramatic Art Association

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to establish and check the quality of curriculum to experiment and assess of a local dramatic art training curriculum entitled “The Charm of Noenmaprang” to assess practical dramatic art skills and to study students’ satisfaction in local dramatic art training curriculum entitled “The Charm of Noenmaprang”. The experimental research with one group posttest design. The samples were 15 students Junior High School Thai Dramatic Art Association at Bannoenmaprang School, Phitsanulok Primary Educational Service Area Office 2. The research found that:

1. The construct and check of the curriculum quality to experiment and assess of a local dramatic art training curriculum entitled “The Charm of Noenmaprang”, the researcher did it according to Bata’s curriculum development. The subject consisted of 5 unit summaries: Unit 1. My home Noenmaprang, Unit 2. The backround of local dramatic art training curriculum entitled “The Charm of Noenmaprang”, Unit 3. The practical dramatic art and body language skills, Unit 4. The practical dramatic art skills of “The Charm of Noenmaprang” song, Unit 5. The standing design. There are 11 sub activities in 6 day training with 3 hours a day totally 18 hours. This course is checked in terms of quality of curriculum by 4 academic experts. The results showed that the development of curriculum had accuracy, propriety, feasibility, and utility. Overall it was at the highest level and when considered by each aspect ordering from the highest to the lowest they were utility, propriety, accuracy, and feasibility.
2. The study from experiment of a local dramatic art training curriculum entitled “The Charm of Noenmaprang” for a Junior High School Thai Dramatic Art Association overall, it was found that the practical skills were at a high level. When considered by each aspect, it was found that the practical skills at a high level were practical propriety to the meaning of song lyrics, costume, performance element and the practical skills at low level were beauty in unison.
3. The study of satisfaction in terms of contents, activities organizing, place and time, expected results and instillation of their positive desirable characteristics on avidity for learning and cherishing Thai-ness overall, the satisfaction was at the highest level. When considered by each aspect, it was found that the highest satisfaction was instillation of their positive desirable characteristics on avidity for learning and cherishing Thai-ness. Then expected utility, the activity organizing, place and time were at the highest levels.  The least satisfaction was the contents.