The Development of the Construction Model of Professional Learning Community to Enhance Thai-Language Teachers’ Learning Management Capability to Develop the Creative Communication Skills of High School Students

Abstract

                The main purposes of this study are; 1.To study need analysis 2.To develop professional learning communities model and 3.To evaluate an effectiveness of the professional learning communities The samples used in this research consist of 11 teaching Thai language teachers, and 405 students from 7 High schools in Phuket Province. The quantitative data analyses by using statistic percentage, mean, standard deviation, statistics test as dependent forms and content analysis was used to analyzed qualitative data.

Research Result shows that; 1.The need factors are PLC construction, learning management capability, creative communication skills, and  The need to develop professional learning shows that Teachers expect a model of the teacher’s professional development to enhance learning management capability arises from teacher’s willingness. Teachers should integrate the learning management to real life. 2.The design and development of a model uses a five steps of the model are 1.Share Vision : S 2) Team Learning : T      3) Instruction : I 4) Peer Coaching : P 5) After Action Review : A 3.The result of the implementation model shows that 1) Teachers’ knowledge and understanding in learning management before and after the professional learning community activity reveals a difference. They have a high capability in learning management.  and They expressed their positive opinion in a high level. 2) The students’ knowledge and understanding in the creative communication skills before and after the learning management activity for students reveals a difference.  They have creative communication skills shows a very high level  and opinion is positive at the highest level.