Development Results of Teachers' Active Learning Management Competency Affecting the Learning Achievement of Students at Boonwattana School under Nakhon Ratchasima Secondary Educational Service Area Office

Abstract

The purposes of this research article were 1) to develop the competency in active learning management of teachers at Boonwattana School under Nakhon Ratchasima Secondary Educational Service Area Office; and 2) to study the learning achievement of students before and after developing the competency in active learning management. This was an action research. The target groups of the research were 193 teachers of Boonwattana School and 3,999 students studying in Mathayomsuksa 1-6 in the first semester of the academic year 2023. The tools used for data collection consisted of 1) the assessment form for active learning management of teachers; and 2) the summary form for student learning results. The data obtained from the data collection were analyzed to find statistical values, namely frequency and percentage. The research results found that 1) competency in active learning management of teachers was at a high level in all aspects; and 2) average learning achievement of students increased after teachers developed their competency in active learning management. The total learning achievement of all learning groups in the first semester of the academic year 2023 had an average learning achievement of 3.42, when compared to the average learning achievement in the first semester of the academic year 2022 (3.28). In the first semester of the academic year 2023, the number of students with good learning achievement increased by receiving a grade point average of 3 or higher, accounting for 80.75 percent of all students, when compared to the average learning achievement in the first semester of the academic year 2022 (75.61). Students with learning achievements of 0, R, and MS decreased significantly.