A Thai 7th Grade Needs Assessment Analysis for Creativity Skills Curriculum Development
Journal Title: International Journal of the Computer, the Internet and Management - Year 2018, Vol 26, Issue 2
Abstract
The researchers undertook a curriculum development needs assessment analysis of Thai 7th grade students’ creativity abilities using multistage random sampling to select 476 Bangkok area Thai teachers and administrators. Analysis was conducted from the needs assessment questionnaire, from which data was obtained concerning curriculum development and the techniques necessary for strengthening 7th grade student creative skills. The modified priority needs index (PNI(Modified)) formula was used to set the order of needs. SPSS for Windows 21 was used to analyse means of frequency, percent, mean, and standard deviation. Results revealed that school administrators and teachers have a need to develop creative thinking curriculum. Of the 7 aspects assessed using the PNI(Modified) formula, in rank of importance, students (aspect 7) were first, course curriculum ranked second, multi-media and teaching innovation ranked third (aspect 5), curriculum learning activities ranked fourth (aspect 3), teachers were fifth (aspect 4), measurement and evaluation was sixth (aspect 6), and finally, and seventh, was curriculum documentation (aspect 1).
Authors and Affiliations
Prasanta Somintara, Aukkapong Sukkamart, Paitoon Pimdee, Pichai Sodbhiban, Lertlak Klinhom
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