Appropriate STEM Education Design for Kindergarten

Vasinee Israsena Na Ayuthaya (vasinee_i@hotmail.com), Patamaporn Dejakaisaya (loukkapatt@hotmail.com) and Paveena Santanakhul (i_am_pla1@hotmail.com)
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Vasinee Israsena Na Ayuthaya: Srinakharinwirot University, Faculty of Education
Patamaporn Dejakaisaya: Srinakharinwirot University, Faculty of Education
Paveena Santanakhul: Srinakharinwirot University, Faculty of Education

No 3105283, Proceedings of International Academic Conferences from International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences

Abstract: The purposes of this study were to develop an appropriate design for teaching kindergarten in Thailand. One thousand questionnaires were sent to early childhood educators from the Office of Basic Education Commission, Office of the Private Education Commission, Minster of Interior, Office of the Higher Education Commission, and Department of Education Bangkok Metropolitan Administration in Thailand. A total of 607 completed questionnaires were used to analyze the data. The questionnaires were developed with a focus group of experts, IOC: Index of Item-Objective Congruence and the Cronbach's Alpha Coefficient (0.98). They were divided into five rating scales. This study is divided into two parts: demographics of the participants and opinions of participants (principles and purpose, methods and theories, instruction, contents, environment and media, assessment, teachers and administrators, and parents and communities). Results of this study stated that Thai teachers agreed to use early childhood theories and instruction. They concerned on ages, development, and children?s interests to teach STEM education. Collaboration among schools, parents, and communities are necessary to support STEM education. Assessments on children development and observation should be used to teach STEM education. Descriptive statistics was used to compute percentage, mean, standard deviation to obtain the results. Future studies should examine the developing of STEM education for teaching kindergarten.

Keywords: STEM Education; Kindergarten; Teaching; Thailand (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I29 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 14 pages
Date: 2015-11
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Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 20th International Academic Conference, Madrid, Nov 2015, pages 183-196

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