The Development of the Ki-Ta Muay Thai Overt Curriculum for the National Sports University

Abstract

This research is a research and development. The objectives are to study and develop Ki-Ta Muay Thai Overt Curriculum for the National Sports University. There are 4 research steps: Step 1: Study necessary basic information by studying documents about principles, concepts, and theories that are basic information, group discussions and interviews. Step 2: Creating and checking the quality of the curriculum by drafting the supplementary curriculum check course quality by experts to assess the appropriateness of the curriculum and accuracy and propriety of the curriculum. Step 3: Trial of the course with the target group is second-year students in the Faculty of Education, National Sports University, Phetchabun Campus, numbering 30 people and evaluating their knowledge, behavior and attitude in Ki-Ta Muay Thai. Step 4: Evaluation of the Ki-Tta Muay Thai overt curriculum for the National Sports University aspects of utility and feasibility. The results of the research found that the developed Muay Thai music practice curriculum for the National Sports University is generally highly appropriate (  = 4.33, S.D. = 0.67) and has a high level of comprehensive validity (  = 4.24, S.D. = 0.66). The results of using the Muay Thai music practice curriculum resulted in academic achievement in Muay Thai music knowledge and Muay Thai music attitude. The post-experiment average scores were higher than before the experiment. And when comparing the academic achievement in Muay Thai music attitude before and after the experiment, it was found that the post-experiment average scores were significantly higher than before the experiment at the .01 level.