Sureerat Supsuwan. Teaching and learning management for the pre-primary level english program of private schools in Bangkok Metropolitan . Master's Degree(Educational Management). Mahidol University. : Mahidol University, 2007.
Teaching and learning management for the pre-primary level english program of private schools in Bangkok Metropolitan
Abstract:
Many private schools in Bangkok Metropolitan have currently opened English Program in
order to serve the needs of children in development of English competency under the Thai educational
system. The program has been very popular because parents can educate their children in English
Program with lower investment than do so in International Program. Therefore the purpose of this
research is to study the current state of teaching and learning management for the pre-primary level
English program of private schools in Bangkok Metropolitan. Both a quantitative and a qualitative
research design was used to carry out the study. The sample size of the study consisted of 26
administrators, 112 teachers and 7 parents. Survey questionnaires, in-depth interview and focus group
discussion guidelines, teaching observation form, were used as research instruments for the study.
Quantitative data was analyzed applying descriptive statistics while qualitative data was analyzed by
contents analysis.
The research found that 96.2% of administrators explained that they made a plan for teaching
and learning activities in accordance with the policy of the Ministry of Education. They also relied on
the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats analysis, experience of themselves and
competitors. The 92.3% of administrators operated the plan by holding seminars to discuss lesson plan
preparation, and 88.5% prepared for teaching by coordinating of Thai teachers together with foreign
teachers. The parents wanted to acknowledge contents of every subject for the whole semester, and the
contents had to show details about learning objectives and methods of evaluation and assessment in
order that they could be involved in their children’s learning activities and achievement of child
development. It was found that 42.3% of the administrators used integrated curricula. Most of teachers
representing each of the large school, the medium school, and the small school (80%, 85.7%, and
100%) agreed that they used various methods that met the needs and interests of the children. The
results indicated that most of the respondents (89.3%, 100%, and 100%) used talking, conversing and
discussing techniques for teaching. The parents asserted that they were satisfied with their teaching
methods, which efficiently please their children and got attention from them during learning sessions. In
selection of instructional media, all of the respondents selected material that matched the content of
lessons and learning objectives. Most of teachers representing each of the large school, the medium
school, and the small school (90.7%, 85.7%, and 50%) agreed on the use of real materials for
instruction. All of administrators approved an idea that schools should provide English language
training for Thai teachers. 76.9% agreed on programs to encourage relationship between Thai and
foreign teachers. The research established that 96.2% of administrators see it very important that
evaluation is conducted, by means of observation. All of the administrators opined that the schools
should inform the result of assessment to parents, and 88.5% of the group agreed that use of the
evaluation is beneficial to improvement of teaching and learning activities. The parents suggested that
the results of the evaluation should be adviced immediately to parents after the evaluation process and
that the schools should apply that information to the improvement of teaching learning management.
The findings of the study as a whole suggested that teaching and learning management for the
pre-primary level English Program of private schools in Bangkok Metropolitan should rely on a
consideration of child development and the context of both inside and outside of the schools. School
activities should not contrast with the policy of the Ministry of Education. Moreover, both the teachers
and the parents should share knowledge for developing children to achieve educational goals, and the
schools should develop the culture of team working in order to make the program more standardized