The Development of a Training Curriculum on Local Wisdom of Natural Soil Dyeing Fabric in Ban Wang Hat for Lower Secondary School Students

Abstract

This research consists purposes were 1. to investigate the needs and develop a training curriculum on Ban Wang Hat soil dyeing for lower secondary school students 2. to examine the effectiveness of the training curriculum on Ban Wang Hat soil dyeing for lower secondary school students and 3. to investigate the satisfaction of the trainees with the training curriculum on Ban Wang Hat soil dyeing for lower secondary school students. This study employed a quantitative research design, guided by Taba’s curriculum development model integrated with the QSCCS learning approach. The research instruments consisted of a training curriculum on Ban Wang Hat soil dyeing, an academic achievement test, a practical skills assessment form, a desirable characteristics assessment form and a satisfaction questionnaire. The sample comprised 23 Mathayom 3 students at Taling Chan Wittayanusorn School Ban Dan Lan Hoi District Sukhothai Province, who were selected through purposive sampling. The data collected from the research instruments were analyzed using descriptive statistics, including percentage, mean and standard deviation and comparisons were conducted using the t-test. The findings revealed that 1) the needs assessment indicated that students were interested in and required participation in the training program, with an emphasis on hands-on learning. School administrators and teachers suggested that the curriculum should comprehensively cover knowledge and practical skills in soil fabric dyeing, as well as product development and value-added creation. Based on the needs assessment, a training curriculum comprising seven learning units with a total duration of 20 hours was developed. The curriculum demonstrated the highest level of congruence (x̅= 4.81, S.D. = 0.40) and appropriateness (x̅= 4.67, S.D. = 0.15) 2) all trainees achieved the established criterion of 80 percent in every assessment aspect and 3) the participants' overall satisfaction with the training curriculum was at the highest level (x̅= 4.78, S.D. = 0.16).