Local Science Curriculum Development for Enhance learning of Science by Community-Based Learning of Tai Dam Ethnic

Abstract

The development of local science curriculum to enhance science learning using the Tai Dam ethnic community as a base The objectives of this article are to collect local knowledge of the Tai Dam ethnic group to develop a local science curriculum to enhance science learning and to study the results of using the local science curriculum of teachers who organize learning activities to enhance science learning using the Tai Dam ethnic community context as a base. The researcher surveyed opinions and brainstormed from 25 target groups in the research, including community leaders, villagers, local scholars, educational scholars, community elders, school directors, and teachers, to develop a local science curriculum to enhance science learning and to teach primary school students at Ban Na Pa Nat School, Khao Kaeo Subdistrict, Chiang Khan District, Loei Province.  The results of the study found that there were 5 areas of Tai Dam ethnic knowledge: Tai Dam local scholars, Tai Dam ethnicity, Tai Dam local food, Tai Dam local weaving traditions, and Tai Dam local medicinal recipes. The local science curriculum to enhance science learning using the Tai Dam ethnic community as a base consists of 6 learning units: Learning 1: History of the Tai Dam community, Learning 2: Tai Dam ethnicity, Ban Na Pa Nat, Learning 3: Tai Dam local food Learning 4: Local herbal plants of the Tai Dam community Learning 5: Local weaving methods of the Tai Dam community Learning 6: STEM study of the Tai Dam community, Ban Na Pa Nat Evaluation of the local science curriculum to enhance science learning using the context of the Tai Dam ethnic community as a base Overall, at the highest level, with an average of 95.00 percent and the results of using the local science curriculum to enhance science learning using the context of the Tai Dam ethnic community with students in late primary school had overall satisfaction at the highest level, with an average of 96.60 percent.