A Study of Readinesses of Stem Instructional Management at the Elementary School Level in Bangkok Metropolitan

Abstract

The purpose of this study aims to investigate the readiness of stem instruction management involving 3 areas: 1) Educational preparation; 2) Instructional management; and 3) Learning assessment. Research data were mainly collected by questionnaires. In total, 384 teachers from three subjects; science, mathematics, and were asked by questionnaires. A quantitative method was used to describe the findings through Mean (M) the results of this study indicated that; 1) The readiness of stem instruction management was at a low level (M = 2.88) in all three areas. The learning assessment was the lowest level (M = 2.98), then the following was the instructional management (M = 2.80), and the last the educational preparation (M = 2.77). 2) The other results when classified by school types under three different offices found that the readiness of stem instruction management in three different offices was at a low level (M = 2.78). The schools under the Office of the basic education commission was the highest level (M = 2.87); next the schools under office of the private education commission (M = 2.86); and the schools were under Bangkok organization (M = 2.62). 3) The readiness of stem instruction management divided by three subject teachers was at a low level as well (M = 2.78). The results showed that science teacher was the highest level (M = 2.91), then by mathematics teacher (M = 2.76), and computer teacher (M = 2.67) at last.