Factors Influencing Science and Environmental Education Learning of Blind Students: A Case of Primary School for the Blind in Thailand

Autor/inn/en	Prasertpong, Phanuwat; Charmondusit, Kitikorn; Taecharungroj, Viriya; Rawang, Wee; Suwan, Sumit; Woraphong, Seree
Titel	Factors Influencing Science and Environmental Education Learning of Blind Students: A Case of Primary School for the Blind in Thailand
Quelle	In: International Journal of Education and Practice, 11 (2023) 2, S.295-307 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Prasertpong, Phanuwat) ORCID (Charmondusit, Kitikorn) ORCID (Taecharungroj, Viriya) ORCID (Rawang, Wee) ORCID (Suwan, Sumit) ORCID (Woraphong, Seree)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2311-6897
Schlagwörter	Science Education; Environmental Education; Blindness; Elementary School Students; Special Schools; Foreign Countries; Braille; Textbooks; Instructional Effectiveness; Learning Processes; Scientific and Technical Information; Cognitive Ability; Educational Technology; Science Curriculum; Self Efficacy; Multivariate Analysis; Thailand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Blindheit; Special school; Sonderschule; Ausland; Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Unterrichtserfolg; Learning process; Lernprozess; Denkfähigkeit; Unterrichtsmedien; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Multivariate Analyse
Abstract	The main objective of this research was to study the factors influencing the science and environment of education program for blind students at the elementary level. This research used mixed methods (quantitative and qualitative approaches), specifically a questionnaire survey was conducted to better understand the current situation on Science and Environmental Education Learning among 192 blind students in 14 primary schools for the blind in Thailand and in-depth interviews with the directors, science and Environmental teachers, and students' parents, 30 interviewees in total. The data were collected and analyzed into frequency and percentage (and K-means clustering) using SPSS software. The research findings from data collection from 192 blind students illustrated that the importance of facilitator that involve teaching materials (43%) was support appropriate to Science and Environmental Education teaching materials for blind students, 34% students had a good relationship with their classmates and teachers. A total of (32%) were provided more Braille textbooks for Science and Environmental Education teaching. K-means cluster analysis showed four clusters of science and environmental education learning blind students. The study concluded that the factors influencing effectiveness of science and environmental education learning of blind students consisted of facilitators, the creation of scientific learning processes, media and technology as the medium for communicating scientific knowledge, appropriate curriculum for blind students, and cognitive abilities of blind students in physical, mental, intelligence, and emotion terms. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01