The Development of Local Curriculum "Organic Fertilizer Production by Using the Concepts of the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy with Experiential Learning" to Improve Work Ability for Mathayomsuksa 3 Students of Padengvittaya School

Abstract

The objectives of this research were: 1) to study the local curriculum of organic fertilizer production by using the concepts of the sufficiency economy philosophy with experiential learning to improve students’ working ability, 2) to develop the local curriculum of organic fertilizer production, 3) to examine the local curriculum of organic fertilizer production, and 4) to evaluate and improve the local curriculum of organic fertilizer production. This is research and development research. The sample group was 30 students at Mathayomsuksa 3/2 at Padengvittaya School, using the simple random sampling method by drawing lots. The research instruments consisted of 1) the local curriculum of organic fertilizer production, 2) a questionnaire about the students’ needs of the local curriculum, 3) the interviews, 4) the group discussions, 5) an organic fertilizer production test, 6) an organic fertilizer skills assessment form, 7) a working ability assessment form, and 8) a satisfaction assessment form. The statistics used were mean, standard deviation, content analysis, and t-test. The research results were as follows: 1) the students and involved personnel realized and preferred the development of the local curriculum of organic fertilizer production, 2) the local curriculum of organic fertilizer consisted of concepts, principles, objectives, learning outcomes, course description, course structure, time of study learning, content, learning management approach, learning materials, measurement, and evaluation, 3) the students were able to learn how to use the organic fertilizer through active learning, analyze the work process, collaborate in teamwork, proceed with the plan accordingly, and assess the work afterward, and 4) the students’ learning outcomes about organic fertilizer production after using this curriculum were statistically higher when compared to the previous results at the significance level of 0.05. The students’ skills in learning how to make organic fertilizer were at a high level. The ability to work and the satisfaction with the curriculum were at the highest level.