The Development of Teacher Training Curriculum with Blended Learning for Training Vocational Students in Career Practicum Subject

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to develop teacher training program with blended learning for preparing students in career practicum subject. The sample group in this study included teachers12 persons in the field of Industrial Technician under the Commission of Vocational Education. The developed training program was validated by CIPP Model of Daniel L Stufflebeam and the results are summarized as follows. 1. Context Evaluation : The education administrative group, heads of the department, teachers and specialists reported their opinions on the training program should be conduced through web-based training on 3 topics and workshop training on 11 topics. 2. Input Evaluation : The specialists rated the appropriateness of the training program at very high or 4.61, with the overall congruence, the congruence between topics and behavioural objectives, and the congruence between the behavioural objectives and the test were 0.98, 0.97 and 0.98 respectively. The research tools and the training program were implemented with the achievement scores and the exercise scores at 81.93 and 78.85 respectively while the practical part gain 75.64 3. Process Evaluation : It was found that the training course reached the efficiency of 82.85/81.57 which was higher than the set criteria. The trainees practice scores reached an average of 78.34% that higher than the set criteria of 75%. 4. Product Evaluation : It was found that the superiors were satisfied with the teachers who passed the training course in which they could apply the knowledge from the course into real classroom to prepare vocational students for practicum subject they rated their scores for satisfaction with an average of 4.17. Their theoretical part was also rated at good level. While the practical part was rated at very good level. The students’ achievement scores on theory part and practice part was 86.46 and 85.78 respectively. A high satisfaction on the teachers was noted from the students, with a mean score of 4.45.