Development of an Experiential Learning Management Model to Develop Career Skills for Primary School Students

Abstract

The objectives of this research were (1) to develop the experiential learning management model to develop career skills for primary school students, and (2) to evaluate the effectiveness of the experiential learning management model. The sample was divided into two groups: (1) the sample used to evaluate the appropriateness of the learning management model, namely 5 experts in learning management model development and career skills development of students, were obtained by purposive sampling; (2) the sample used to evaluate the effectiveness of the learning management model consisted of 30 students in grade 6 of Ban Khek Noi School, which obtained by simple random sampling. Data analysis statistics were mean, standard deviation, and repeated measure ANOVA. Research findings showed that (1) the experiential learning management model was appropriate at a high level; (2) the students career skills after using the learning management model at a very good level; and (3) the post-career skills scores of the students who learned from the experiential learning management model were significantly higher than their pre-career skills score at the .05 level.