Developing a teacher training program in creating innovations for multimedia computer courseware with an emphasis on the analytical thinking process

Abstract

This research aimed to develop and examine effectiveness of a teacher training program in creating innovations for multimedia computer courseware with an emphasis on the analytical thinking process. The curricular development process consisted of these 4 stages: 1) Examination of basic data was preparation of basic data involving conditions of problems and needs of trainees and involved people. The data were used for determining components of the teacher training program in creating innovations for multimedia computer courseware with an emphasis on the analytical thinking process to be appropriately congruent with conditions of trainees. 2) Drafting program was the use of basic data for making the draft of the teacher training program in creating innovations for multimedia computer the courseware with an emphasis on the analytical thinking process in order to use the obtained data for revising the program draft to be more complete. 3) Checking program effectiveness was a try-out of the program to examine feasibility of the program. The focus group consist of teachers at 1 school under the Office of Roi Et Educational Service Area Zone 1 in the second semester of the academic year 2009, obtained using the purposive sampling technique. The training duration lasted for 9 weeks or 45 hours. 4) Program evaluation and revision were the use of the obtained data from the program try-out for improving the program to have more completeness. The instruments used for evaluation were a test of analytical thinking knowledge, an evaluation from on ability to design multimedia computer courseware, an evaluation form on ability to construct innovations, an evaluation form on innovation quality, and an evaluation form on teacher's satisfaction with the training program. The collected data were analyzed by comparing mean scores before and after training, calculating for an effectiveness index, and finding out mean and percentage. The research results could be concluded that this program was effective and every item passed the established requirement. Thus we could be confident that it could be applied to training teachers at different educational institutions in creating innovations for multimedia computer courseware with an emphasis on the analytical thinking process.