Development, Ministry of Education (1975) indicated as follows:
- The Time Teacher Talk accounted for 48% of total student-teacher interaction, while the Student Talk was 19%.
- Content Emphasis accounted for 49% of the total time.
- Indirect Influence accounted for 0.18% while Direct Influence accounted for 1.62% of the total time.
- Comparing Teacher Question and Teacher [...]
Faromkhao (1978), in “Utilization of Instructional Media in Thai language of Private Secondary Schools, Bangkok Metropolis”, concluded that the most highly used instructional media in Thai language teaching were blackboards, references and handbooks, journals and pictures. The problems and obstacles of Thai language teachers in utilizing instructional media were the lack of: time, school [...]
Ingkaninun (1979) studied problems and needs concerning the production and utilization of instructional media of the primary school teachers in Phitsanuloke province. The results of the study revealed that the teachers got the instructional media by asking students or helping each other to produce the in need ones. The instructional media commonly used in [...]
Na Pattalung (1977) designed a comparative study of academic achievement in health education of Grade 7 students learning through comic book and conventional method. The results of the study revealed that there was better gain of achievement in students learning with comic book than conventional method.
Secondary Education Level
Rattana-udom (1984) conducted a comparative study of Grade [...]
The review of the selected 50 research abstracts on “Determinants of Effective Schools” was conducted in 5 sub-topics, namely:
1. Efficacy of Non-traditional Instructional Methods
2. Utilization of Instructional Materials and Resources in the Classroom
3. Use of Instructional Time by Teachers and Students
4. Determinants of Retention, Promotion and Transition
5. The Impact of Necessary Physical and Educational Resources
6. [...]
In order that terms used throughout this study may be understood within the context of the theme, the following definitions are provided.
Compulsory education: The primary education which requires six years to complete. It is compulsory and free of charge.
Educational efficiency: The educational outcomes as compared to the educational resources being used.
Educational facilities: School buildings, classrooms, [...]
The major source of funds for education is the national budget. During the Fifth National Education Development Plan (1982-1986), the amount of 236,861 million Baht, or 3.5 per cent of the GDP was provided for educational development in public sector. Regarding the proportions within the educational budget, the major share is flowed to the preprimary [...]
Primary education has an integrated curriculum comprising foul learning areas: basic skills (Thai, mathematics), life experience (science, social studies, and health), character development (ethics, morals, art, music, physical education) and work education (industrial arts, home economics agriculture). Since students’ backgrounds in the various parts of the country are different, a basically national core curriculum allows [...]
Thailand, meaning “Land of the Free” and formerly known as Siam, is a tropical Southeast Asian country approximately the same size as France (200,000 square miles). The population is approximately 50 million with the rate of growth of 1.9% per year. Bangkok is the capital city and Thai is the national language also being used [...]