DEVELOPMENT OF PRACTICAL SKILLS AND LEARNING SATISFACTION IN THE OCCUPATIONAL WORK SUBJECT ON HANDICRAFTS FOR GRADE 2 STUDENTS USING HARROW’S PSYCHOMOTOR TEACHING MODEL COMBINED WITH PRACTICE EXERCISES

Abstract

The objectives of this research were: 1) to study the practical skills in the Occupational Work subject on handicrafts of Grade 2 students after implementing Harrow's psychomotor teaching model combined with practice exercises, using a 75% criterion; 2) to examine the level of quality of students’ handicraft products after using the model; and 3) to investigate the level of students' satisfaction with learning through Harrow's psychomotor teaching model combined with practice exercises. The sample consisted of Grade 2 students from Sunthornwatthana School, selected through cluster random sampling. The research instruments included lesson plans; a practice exercises; a practical skills assessment form; a product quality assessment form; and a student satisfaction questionnaire. Data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, and t-test. The findings revealed that: 1) the students’ practical skills in handicrafts were significantly higher than the 75 percent criterion at the .05 level; 2) the quality of students’ handicraft products after using the model was at a very good level (  = 3.64, S.D. = 0.48); and 3) the students’ satisfaction with learning through Harrow’s psychomotor teaching model combined with practice exercises was at the highest level (  = 4.70, S.D. = 0.43).