Authors : Pricha Samakkhi, Boonchom Srisa-ard and Suwimon Phoglin
Abstract: This study aimed to examine conditions of problems and needs of secondary schools for plan/project evaluation, develop a plan/project evaluation model at secondary schools appropriate to school contexts, present the results of plan/project evaluation at secondary schools using the developed plan/project evaluation model and evaluate the developed plan/project evaluation model at secondary schools and present the model. The study was conducted on the conditions of problems and needs of the schools by questioning school administration and personnel, constructing the evaluation model and by synthesizing data concerning concepts and theories, data involving conditions of problems and needs of the schools and data about focus group discussion. The evaluation model was improved according to the comments and recommendations of experts, the results of trying out the instrument in the model and according to the model evaluation results. The statistics used for analyzing the collected data were percentage, mean and standard deviation and t-test and one way ANOVA were employed for testing hypothesis. The results of the study were as follow: In the conditions of problems and needs of the secondary schools for plan/project evaluation, it was found that the secondary schools had problems of plan/project evaluation at a medium level. Also, their needs for help in solving the problems mentioned were at a medium level in every item. In developing the plan/project evaluation model at the secondary schools, the model obtained consisted of 3 stages: Evaluation preparation stage comprised appointment of the evaluation working staff, holding meetings for explaining to the evaluation working staff together with giving out evaluation.
Pricha Samakkhi, Boonchom Srisa-ard and Suwimon Phoglin, 2010. Developing a Plan/Project Evaluation Model at Secondary Schools. The Social Sciences, 5: 60-65.