Current Status and Guidelines for Enhancing Learning Management Skills of Graduate Diploma Students in Teaching Profession, Graduate College of Management, Sripatum University

Abstract

This research article aimed to: 1) examine the status of learning management skills in educational institutions among students in the graduate diploma program in teaching profession at the graduate college of management, Sripatum University 2) explore guidelines for enhancing these learning management skills. This is mixed-methods research. Data was collected from a target group of 22 students and 5 key informants. The research instruments included teaching profession practicum evaluation forms and semi-structured interviews. Statistics used for data analysis consisted of mean, standard deviation, and content analysis.

The research found that:

1. Learning management skills consisted of three dimensions: 1) Lesson Preparation, which both cooperating teachers and university supervisors rated at a "Good" level 2) Instructional Implementation, where university supervisors rated the overall performance at a "Fair" level, while cooperating teachers rated it at a "Good" level 3) Evaluation and Conclusion, which university supervisors rated at a "Fair" level, while cooperating teachers rated it at a "Good" level.
2. The guidelines for enhancing learning management skills included: 1) implementing informal clinical supervision through a peer-mentoring model 2) organizing Professional Learning Community (PLC) activities 3) promoting the role of cooperating teachers through a coaching model.