The Standard’s Development of Kindergarten Teachers of the Department of Local Administration, Thailand by “Coaching and Mentoring” method under the model of “On the Job Training”

Abstract

The purpose of the study was two- folds: 1) to improve and develop the teaching skills of Kindergarten teachers by Brain Based Learning method (BBL) through Coaching and Mentoring model. 2) to evaluate the teaching efficiency of Kindergarten teachers . The sampling group was selected by the purposive sampling method were totally 100 persons of kindergarten teachers around Thailand. There were various training tools for this study by the following explanation such; books and training material papers, the pre-test and post-test paper test, the teaching evaluation form, and an affective evaluation form and then analysis by the statistics in term of percentage and mean. The results reveal by the following: 1) The average improvement scores of all of the participants were rapidly increased from 23.56 scores (pre-test) to 34.70 scores (post-test) and the percentage of improvement score was 32.68 from 50 scores. 2) The kindergarten’s teaching efficiency in term of the learning design; teaching methods and learning management were in high ranking in all regions. 3) The result score of an affective domain or the attitude of training was divided into 2 categories; firstly, the satisfaction of training methods were in highest ranking (Mean=4.61), secondly, the attitude of their career was in highest ranking too (Mean= 4.76). 4) The hypothesis testing was found that; the posted-test scores of all participants after training were higher than the pre-test in 32.68 scores (50 scores), so it can be assumed that the result of this research was relevant with the hypothesis. The result score of all teachers’ teaching skills and learning management were in high. Finally, the classroom research of all teachers were in high level standard, approve to the hypothesis too.

DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2016.v7n4p353