DEVELOPMENT OF CURRICULUM FOR PROMOTING DESIGN THINKING FOR PHYSICAL EDUCATION STUDENTS IN THE THAILAND NATIONAL SPORTS UNIVERSITY LAMPANG CAMPUS

Abstract

This research aimed to develop and study the results of using a curriculum to enhance design thinking for physical education students at, the Faculty of Education, National Sports University, Lampang Campus. It was a research and development project divided into 3 phases: Phase 1: curriculum development, Phase 2: curriculum implementation, and Phase 3: curriculum evaluation. The sample consisted of 69 second-year physical education students. The research instruments were 1) a curriculum to enhance design thinking, 2) a design thinking skill test, and 3) a curriculum satisfaction questionnaire. The statistics used for data analysis were mean, standard deviation, and content analysis. The research results found that 1. The study's results on developing a curriculum to enhance design thinking for physical education students, Faculty of Education, National Sports University, Lampang Campus, showed the highest level of needs. The results of developing a curriculum to enhance design thinking for students consisted of 9 components: 1) curriculum background, 2) curriculum philosophy,           3) curriculum objectives, 4) curriculum learning outcomes, 5) curriculum structure, and    6) learning units, consisting of 4 modules: motivation to be good, There is teamwork, design thinking and exchange of knowledge 7) guidelines for organizing learning activities 8) media/learning resources and 9) measurement and evaluation. 2. The results of using the curriculum to enhance design thinking for physical education students found that the design thinking of physical education students had higher average scores and was at the highest level of satisfaction with using the curriculum.