Comparison of Competencies Based on Thai Qualifications Framework for Higher Education of Pre-service teachers between 5-year and 4-year Curriculum at the Faculty of Education and Development Sciences Kasetsart University Kamphaeng Saen Campus

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to compare the competencies according to the bachelor's degree qualification standards of teaching professional training pre-service teachers between the 5-year program and the 4-year program of the Faculty of Education and Development Sciences Kasetsart University Kamphaeng Saen Campus before and after training in the schools. The population consisted of 454 pre-service teachers of the Faculty of Education and Development Sciences Kasetsart University Kamphaeng Saen Campus in the 5-year program and 4-year program in the academic year 2022 and 460 mentor teachers. Data were collected by having students evaluate their own competencies in 3 phases and having mentor teachers evaluate their students after training. The additional interviews were conducted with the mentor teachers from 5 schools, totaling of 20 people. The result showed that the pre-service teachers in both teaching professional experience programs self-evaluated their competencies higher after the professional training and the self-evaluation after professional experience training for the 4-year program pre-service teachers were not different from those in the 5-year program. In addition, student competencies evaluated by mentor teachers in both programs at the end of the 2022 academic year, were at high level in all areas, and the competencies evaluated by mentor teachers after professional experience training for pre-service teachers in the 4-year program were no different from those in the 5-year program. However, the interviews with mentor teachers mentioned that pre-service teachers in the 5-year program showed better leadership and better companionship with students than those in the 4-year program.