The Relationship between Local Wisdom Based Learning Management and Design Thinking Process of Teachers in Schools under the Nakhon Rangsit Network, Pathumthani Primary Educational Service Area Office 2

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to: 1) examine level of local wisdom based learning management in teachers, 2) investigate level of using design thinking process in teachers, and 3) study the relationship between local wisdom based learning management and the design thinking process of teachers in schools under the Nakhon Rangsit Network, Pathumthani Primary Educational Service Area Office 2. The sample consisted of 175 teachers from schools in the Nakhon Rangsit Network. The research instrument was a five-point rating scale questionnaire with an Index of Item Objective Congruence (IOC) ranging from 0.67 to 1.00 and a reliability coefficient of 0.94. The data analysis statistics included mean, standard deviation, and Pearson’s product–moment correlation coefficient.

The findings revealed that: 1) the overall level of local wisdom based learning management in teachers was at a high level (x̅=4.00, S.D.=0.48). All components were rated at a high level, with knowledge and the transmission of local wisdom receiving the highest mean scores; 2) the overall level of using design thinking process in teachers was also at a high level (x̅=4.27, S.D.=0.58), with the ideation stage as well as the testing and refinement stage receiving the highest mean scores; and 3) there was a positive relationship at a moderate level between local wisdom based learning management and the design thinking process of the teachers at .01 level of statistical significance.