EVALUATION OF TEACHER TRAINING TO ENHANCE INTEGRATED LEARNING MANAGEMENT SKILLS TO PROVE STUDENTS WITH MEDIA LITERACY AND 21ST CENTURY SKILLS BANSANYOONG SCHOOL, UNDER NAKHON SI THAMMARAT PRIMARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA OFFICE 1

Abstract

This research aimed to evaluate a teacher training project to enhance integrated learning management skills to equip students with media literacy and 21st-century skills at Bansanyoong School, Nakhon Si Thammarat Primary Educational Service Area Office 1. The research applied the approach of the Kirk Patrick Model to assess the project on the following aspects:1) Reaction,
2) Learning, 3) Behavior, and 4) Outcomes. The target group was 15 teachers from Bansanyoong School. The instruments used in this research were five-rating scale questionnaires, pretest-posttest, and interview forms. The statistics used for data analysis were mean, standard deviation, t-test statistics, and content analysis.

The research showed that:

1. Overall evaluation showed that the reaction was at the highest level.


2. For learning evaluation, the training participants had higher scores on knowledge and skills after training than before attending the training, with the statistical significance at the .05 level.


3. For changed behavior evaluation, the first three highest levels of participants’ behavior were: “Teachers open to media literacy concepts and can adapt them to their students,” “Teachers aim to promote media literacy among students continuously,” and “Teachers can transform students into more media-savvy people.


4. Overall evaluation showed that the project outcomes were at the highest level.


5. From collecting the qualitative data on the overall picture of the project to knowing the benefits of participating in the project for the school, the school increased the capacity and development of personnel and efficiency for the organization. Project-based workshops help teachers learn new things in 21^st-century learning management. After training, they can apply the knowledge from the training to manage learning so that students are aware of the media and enthusiasm to study more.