A Study of the Need on Teacher Development in Enhancing the Documentation Organizing for Children's Learning through a Science-based Learning Project and Experience Management Professional Learning Community

Abstract

The objectives of this study are (1) to evaluate the need of develop the documentation organizing for children’s learning through a science Project-based learning to experience management professional learning community and (2) to analyze the need to build the learning community of professional teachers for kindergarten level. The samples were 206 teachers who participate in the science-based project called “Young Scientists Home, Thailand” by method of Krejcie and Morgan’s table and simple random sampling. The data were collected by using five-rating scale (Likert) questionnaire and analyzed by using mean, standard deviation and the Modified Priority Needs Index (PNI _Modified). The research findings revealed that 1. There is the need for teacher’s development on making documentation organizing for kindergarten children’s learning through a science-based project the most. The results can be arranged from the highest to the lowest as follows: Preparation before making documentation in PNI_Modified = 0.183, planning for documentation in PNI _Modified = 0.146, and presentation preparation of the substance in PNI _Modified = 0.090, respectively. 2. The necessity to build a learning community of professional teachers is measured. The findings revealed that the teachers need to perform their individual work together (in PNI_Modified = 0.304), learning together and learning application, PNI _Modified = 0.205, and supporting condition–structure, PNI _Modified = 0.200, respectively.