The Development of Undergraduates’ Potentials in Teaching Economics Course in the Field of Social Studies Teaching, Mahamakut Buddhist University; Lanna Campus

Abstract

The objectives of this research were: 1) to develop the potential of teaching in the field of Economics of the students in the field of social studies teaching; 2) to reflected the results of competency development in the field of Economics of the students in the field of social studies teaching. The sample group included 38 students in teaching social studies, academic year 2021 who were obtained by the purposive sampling. The research was conducted in 4 steps; 1) a studying of competency requirements applied to teaching management in the field of social studies; 2) developing a model of teaching competency; 3) applying the teaching competency in practice to the target group; 4) reporting the results of the experiment with the activity reflection of students (AAR).

The results showed that the survey respondents were 9 males, representing 56.25% and 7 females, representing 43.75% had interested in strategies to motivate learners with effective learning (µ = 4.33, S.D. = 0.45), planning in learning management (µ = 4.21, S.D. = 0.40) and setting up a learning environment (µ = 4.23, S.D. = 0.38) reflection of learning management results. Overall, high demand (µ = 4.15, S.D. = 0.35) results of teaching competency development. It was found that the overall level was at a high level (µ = 4.03, S.D. = 0.40). The results reflected the results of competency development. It was found that 90 percent of students and instructors participated in the practice, reflecting the results that students had knowledge of competency. Teaching with activities were catching interest to students. The obstacles encountered by the 2019 coronavirus epidemic forced some groups of students to organize online, and the overall satisfaction of students with performance improvement was found to be at a high level (µ = 4.08, S.D. = 0.36).