Chapter 1 : General Information and Academic Administration

Content of Chapter 1 :

Picture 1 : Logo of BAN MAK KHAENG SCHOOL

1. SCHOOL PROFILE

General information

Ban Mak Khaeng School Founded on December 29, 1953 at the west end of Udon Thani Teacher College By dividing the land from Udonthani Teachers College (Udon Thani Rajabhat University. At present, the school is 39 rai 3 ngan 83 square wah by Mr. Kamol Prasitsa,former Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education. (Provincial Education Officer at that time) was the founder Under the Primary Education Division Department of Education Ministry of Education Open for teaching at grade 1 –  Primary 3 by separating students from municipal schools. And promoted to grade 4 in the next year when first used the name "Mak Khaeng School college"

          1956 Set up an ordinary secondary school Under the special education division named "Muang Udon School" In the same area and the same executive By teaching at grade level 1 - 3 (secondary education level 1)

          1959 merged two schools together Under the Primary Education Division Department of Education And change the name to "Ban Mak Khaeng School" according to the original name of Mak Khaeng Village Which is the location of Udon Thani city

          1960, used in the 2503 curriculum, changed from grade 1 – grade 4 and grade  7 – grade 9

          1977-1979 Secondary education (2nd time) by adding class 1 - 3 M 3, number  of classes (80 students), one version

          1978: Change the class system to grade 1 - grade 6 according to the National  Education Plan, 1977 and use the curriculum in 1978

          1980 (1 October 1980) transferred from the Department of General Education  to the Office of the Commission National Primary Education Ministry of Education

          1990 (June 1, 1990) organized the 3rd level of secondary education by  teaching level 1 classroom, 1 classroom (35 students) in the compulsory education extension pilot project Teaching according to the Lower Secondary Program, 1978

          Academic Year 1996, open for pre-primary education, 2 classrooms, 64  students

July 7, 2003 changed from subordinate Office of the National Primary Education Commission Under the Office of the Basic Education Commission Under the Udon Thani Educational Service Area Office 1

          Academic year 2006 is a school in a Buddhist school project. Of the Ministry of Education

          Academic year 2007, joined the school project in the dream school, model 2 (good school near the house) Of the Ministry of Education

          Academic year 2008 was selected to be a school that is ready for teaching and learning by using the Core Education Curriculum BE 2551

          Academic year 2009 was selected to participate in the international standard school project. Of the Ministry of Education (The World Class Standard School)

Elementary Education

          Compulsory education in Thailand covers the first nine years of “basic education” (six years of elementary school and three years of lower secondary school). Education at public schools is free of charge until grade 9. At present, the government also provides three years of free pre-school and three years of free upper-secondary education, neither of which are mandatory, however. Children are enrolled in elementary school from the age of six and attend for six years (grade  1 to grade 6.)  

          Admission is usually open to all children, but some prestigious schools may have entrance examinations, particularly in urban areas. Elementary school classes must not exceed five hours per day, with a maximum learning time of 1,000 hours per year. The curriculum is set in the official “Basic Education Core Curriculum of 2008” and includes Thai language, mathematics, science, social studies, religion and culture, physical education, art, occupations and technology, and foreign languages. Pupils undergo two national examinations during their elementary school years.

          The first, which is administered by the Office of the Basic Education Commission’s Bureau of Educational testing at the end of grade 3, tests reading, writing and reasoning. At the end of grade 6, elementary education concludes with the first of three Ordinary National Education Tests, set by the National Institute of Educational Testing Service (the other two tests are at the end of grades 9 and 12). The test covers the main subjects of the Basic Education Core Curriculum (Thai language, mathematics, science, social studies, religion and culture and foreign languages). Upon successful passing of the exam, pupils are awarded a Certificate of Primary Education.

Lower and Upper-Secondary Education

          Secondary education starts at the age of 12 and consists of three years of lower secondary education, called grade 7 (or Mathayom 1)  to grade 9 (or Mattayom 3) and three years of upper secondary education, or  grade 10 (or Mattayom 4)  to grade 12 (Mattayom 6).

          Compulsory education ends with Mattayom 3 (grade 9), after which pupils can pursue upper-secondary education in a general academic, university-preparatory track, or continue their studies in more employment-geared vocational school programs (discussed below).

          In addition to general academic and vocational schools, there are “comprehensive schools”, which offer both general academic and vocational programs. Overall, 75 percent of eligible youth were enrolled in upper-secondary school programs in 2013.

          The formal minimum admission requirement for lower-secondary education is the completion of elementary schooling and the completion of lower-secondary education for upper-secondary programs, respectively. Beyond that, admission criteria for both lower and upper secondary education vary, but frequently include entrance examinations or lottery systems at schools with high demand. The competitiveness of admissions to prestigious schools has created bribery problems with parents paying so-called “tea money” to ensure that their children get admitted into desirable schools.

2. ACADEMIC SYSTEM SUPPORT
The first, which is administered by the Office of the Basic Education Commission’s Bureau of Educational testing at the end of grade 3, tests reading, writing and reasoning. At the end of grade 6, elementary education concludes with the first of three Ordinary National Education Tests, set by the National Institute of Educational Testing Service (the other two tests are at the end of grades 9 and 12). The test covers the main subjects of the Basic Education Core Curriculum (Thai language, mathematics, science, social studies, religion and culture and foreign languages)

3. TEACHING PLAN

Teaching plan is Use PLC  (Professional Learning Community)  to develop teaching sytem

4. MATERIALS AND OTHER LEARNING SOURCES 

Materials and Other Learning Sources is Library, science room,  computer room, English room, sport fields, etc.

5. MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION SYSTEM

• School Measurement and evaluation system

Integrating student formative assessment in the evaluation and assessment, Test-based and Activity-based

      Grading System           

                        4          Excellent         80 -100

                        3.5       very good        75 – 79

                        3          good                70 – 74

                        2.5       quite well        65 – 69

                        2          satisfactory      60 – 64

                        1.5       fair                   55 – 59

                        1          pass                 50 – 54

                        0          failure              0-49    

•  National Test for grade 3

1) To organize testing systems, methods, and tools of educational measurement and evaluation.

2) To organize national education testing and collaborate with educational schools and regions.

3) To organize basic and vocational tests, and provide testing services for basic and vocation educational levels.

4) To conduct research activities and disseminate innovative practices and techniques in educational measurement and evaluation.

5) To become an information center of educational testing including support and provide test results dissemination services to relevant bodies at national and international levels.

6) To enhance and promote educational measurement and evaluation, including training people in the field of educational measurement and evaluation, monitoring the quality of basic education graduated students, certifying the educational measurement and evaluation centers in aspect of systems, methods, and tools.

7) To become an academic cooperation center in the field of educational measurement and evaluation at national and international levels. 

• O-Net (Ordinary National Educational Test) for grade 6, grade 9 and grade 12
  1. To test the knowledge and thinking ability of Grade 6, 9 and 12 students according
  to the Basic Education Core Curriculum B.E 2551 (A.D. 2008).
  2. To assess their academic proficiency according to the Basic Education Core Curriculum B.E 2551 (A.D. 2008).
  3. To provide information to the schools to improve their teaching and learning activities.
  4. To evaluate the quality of education at the national level.

Scope of O-Net

The Ordinary National Educational Test comprises eight subjects administered in Thai. The subjects are the same for grade 6, grade 9 and grade 12; however, the duration of each test vary across grades. The subjects are listed below:

• ·    Foreign Language
• ·    Mathematics
• ·    Science
• ·    Thai Language

Reporting metrics: Student performance is reported by average score. The minimum requirement to meet the national standard is 50 out of 100, or 50%.

6. GENERAL CURRICULUM

General Curriculum is bellow :

1.      Thai Language

2.      Mathematics

3.      Science

4.      Social Studies, Religion and Culture

5.      Health and Physical Education

6.      Arts

7.      Occupations and Technology

8.      Foreign Languages

General Academic Curriculum

The secondary school curriculum, like its elementary school counterpart, is set nationwide in the 2008 Basic Education Core Curriculum and includes the same core subjects, even though the core curriculum has been under review since 2011, and reforms are expected in the near future. At both the lower and upper secondary level, pupils attend 1,000 to 1,200 learning hours per year. Pupils must take 41 credits in the core subjects in upper secondary, with one credit defined as 40 hours per semester: six credits each for Thai, mathematics, science, and foreign languages; eight credits for social studies, religion and culture; and three credits each for arts, health and physical education, occupations and technology. A further 1600 hours are allocated to additional courses and activities determined at the local level, which range from classes dedicated to teaching towards the O-NET examinations to subject areas not covered by the centrally prescribed portion of the national curriculum.

7.     TEACHING PLAN (OF YOUR MAJOR)

Teaching plan (of your major) use the format from school and thai language. The teaching plan have step by step lesson as :

1. Warm up

2. Presentation

3. Practice teaching

4. Product

5. Sumarry