The Changing Process of the Teachers Teaching Behavior in Classroom through Integration Formative Assessment

Abstract

       The purposes of this research were to 1) develop teachers in grade 2 and 4 students to design the integrated learning activities with formative assessment of 8 learning areas 2) study the teachers teaching behavior through integration formative assessment 3) study the learners learning behavior 4) study the learning achievement in grade 2 and 4 of 8 learning areas 5) study the satisfaction of the teachers and learners on integrated learning activities with formative assessment. The target group consisted of 14 grade 2 students and 5 teachers; 13 grade 4 students and 7 teachers from Ban Ko Kao School, Ko Kao Sub-district, Samrong Thap Disstrict, Surin Province, in the second semester of academic year 2016. The instruments used to collect data were the video recording, the teachers and learners interview form, the teachers observation form, the learners observation form, the achievement test, and the teachers and learners satisfaction form.  The quantitative data analysis was done by means, and standard deviations and percentages. The qualitative data was analyzed by content analysis.

            The results found that;

1. Teachers of grades 2 and 4 could design the integrated learning activities with formative assessment of 8 learning areas. The activities consisted of 8 steps: 1) determine learning goals 2) elicit criteria for success 3) criteria for success and interpreting the evidence 4) identifying the gap 5) feedback 6) adapting and responding to learning needs 7) close the gap 8) achieve learning goals


2. The teachers showed the teaching behavior that integrated learning activities with formative assessment in 12 subjects.


3. The learners showed the learning behavior that integrated learning activities with formative assessment in 8 subjects.


4. The learning achievement of grade 2 students in the 8 learning areas; the total score was 81.37% and grade 4 students; the total score was 85.11%.


5. The satisfaction of the teachers toward the integrated learning activities with the formative assessment for the overall learning development was at the highest level and the learners' satisfaction was at a high level.