1. Curriculum
Curriculum used in general classes
of this school is Base Education Core Curriculum B.E. 2551 (A.D. 2008) by
Thailand’s Minister of Education, which is the outcomes of the studies revealed
problems and issues from shortcoming of the 2001 Curriculum. While, students in Smart
Classes have some additional
material topics for every subject which is related to the STEAM curriculum integrated with 21st
century skills. STEAM is an educational approach to
learning used Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics as
access points for guiding student inquiry, dialogue, and critical thinking.
2. Teaching
Plan of Chemistry
The
teacher will adjust the lesson plan based on the curriculum guide from the
government used learner’s key competencies
and desirable characteristics then also will
adjust to the syllabus made by the school. There
are 16 components of the lesson plan in
Thai those are identity, learning outcome,
learning objective (knowledge, process, and attitude), key’s concept of
teaching material, content of teaching, learner’s key competencies, desirable
characteristics, 21st century skills, kind of assignment, learning
measurement and assessment, learning method, learning activity, teaching
materials and media or learning resources, and reflection.
Learning
objective is seen from the curriculum published by the Ministry of Education in
Thailand that is adapted to the topics and teaching methods that the teacher
will apply. Especially the teaching plan for Chemistry, the teacher must manage
learning as well as possible in a short amount of time which is 40 minutes. All
the time in learning both in class, practicum or exam is the same.
