The Development of Training Curriculum for Head of Vocational Department to Focus on Student Oriented Learning using Constructivism

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to: 1) synthesize the training program for department heads to train technical teachers on learner center based on constructivism and 2) develop and validate the training program for department heads to train technical teachers on learner center based on constructivism. The target group of this research included the department heads under OVEC (Office of Vocational Education Commission) in Nakornsithammarat Province. The sample subjects were 6 heads of Industrial head departments of Auto-mechanics, Department of Industrial Mechanics, Electrical Department, Electronic Department, Department of Metal Technology, and Department of Construction Technology selected by purposive sampling. To evaluate the developed training program, CIPP Model was applied with the results as follows. 1) synthesize the training program for department heads to train technical teachers on learner center based on constructivism. The program consisted of 4 main parts, i.e. principles, teaching steps (MRIPP Model), teaching media, and testing and evaluation. 2) The evaluation of the training program for department heads to train technical teachers on learner center based on constructivism with the results concluded as follows. The context evaluation showed that the training topic was very high appropriateness at 4.04. The input evaluation revealed high congruence between the behavioral objectives of each topic with the IOC = 0.81-1.00. The process evaluation showed that the efficiency of the process on the theoretical part was at the average of 81.23/ 80.50 while that of the practical part was 78.88%. The product evaluation evaluated by the educational institute management team showed high satisfaction especially on the trainers with overall satisfaction at very high level.