Effects of Contemplative Education’s Activity Development for Teacher Students in Roi Et Rajaphat University

Channarong  Wisetsat*
1 Roi et Rajabhat Universit  113 Moo 12  Roi-et-Ponthong Road  Selaphoom.  Roi-et  45120  ThailandTelephone:  043-544741-3,  Fax: 043-544744
* Corresponding author: [email protected]

Abstract

The purposes of this research paper were to study effects of activities development by using the contemplation education, to study Roi-ET Rajabhat University Demonstration School teachers’ opinion toward the activities, and to study Roi-ET Rajabhat University Demonstration School students’ satisfaction with the activities. 300 samples obtaining from a purposive sampling technique were the third year students for the academic year 2014 of the Faculty of Education in Roi Et Rajabhat University. There were 3 kinds of research instruments: 10 lesson plans; Teacher Survey Questionnaire consisting of 4 aspects: activity conductor, activity participant, contemplative education’s activity, and useful application; Students’ Satisfaction Questionnaire with the activities that was the five-rating scale consisting of 9 items of question dealing with activity, educational media, and attitude. The questionnaires contained the corrected item-total correlation ranging from 0.41 to 0.85 and contained the total alpha’s reliability at 0.90. The findings of this research were revealed that effects of activity development by using the contemplation education can develop teacher students’ competency of plans construction. They can develop 100 activities by using the concept of contemplation education that then they implemented these activities with students in a classroom at Roi-ET Rajabhat University Demonstration School. Roi-ET Rajabhat University Demonstration School teachers had opinions as follows: the aspect of activity moderator can develop creative thinking, positive psychology for student teachers, and good characteristics for student teachers; the aspect of participants can develop their emotion, concentration, memory, and happy in learning; the aspect of contemplative education’s activity can be easy to use, being practical that teachers can be implemented, and lastly, the aspect of useful application can be useful for school. Roi-ET Rajabhat University Demonstration School students’ satisfaction with the activity and media and instrument at the highest level, but in terms of attitude was at the high level.

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