A Study of the Needs Assessment for Curriculum Development Based on Learning Outcomes in the Bachelor of Education Program in Dramatic arts.

Abstract

The objectives of this research were: 1) to study the current conditions and needs for the development of an outcome-based education curriculum for the Bachelor of Education Program, and 2) to assess the priority needs for the development of an outcome-based education curriculum in the Bachelor of Education Program in Performing Arts, Faculty of Education, Buriram Rajabhat University. The study was conducted in two phases: a focus group discussion and data collection from stakeholders. The target informants were purposively selected into six groups, including three experts, three school principals, five curriculum instructors, three alumni, five current students, and six grade 12 high school students. The research instruments consisted of focus group discussion records and a five-point Likert scale questionnaire. Data were analyzed using percentages, means, standard deviations, and the Modified Priority Needs Index (PNI_modified).

The research results revealed that: 1) The needs for developing an outcome-based education curriculum in the Performing Arts program can be categorized into four domains: knowledge, skills, ethics, and personal attributes. 2) The results of the needs assessment showed that the domain of knowledge had the highest priority needs index (PNI_modified = 0.092), followed by skills (PNI_modified = 0.087), personal attributes (PNI_modified = 0.060), and ethics (PNI_modified = 0.038), respectively.