The Integration of Life Skills into the Course of Vocation and Technology Towards 21st Century Learning Skills for Grade 8 Students, Phrae Primary Education Service Area Office 2

Abstract

The purposes of this study were to: 1) develop a model of life skills integration in
occupation and technology subjects, 2) study the results of life skills development from a model
of life skills integration in occupation and technology subjects, and 3) examine the satisfaction of
a model of life skills integration in occupation and technology subjects. The target group of this
study consisted of 12 Mathayomsuksa 2 students, semester 2, academic year 2015, at Ban Mae Lu
School (Ratrat Rangsan) selected by using purposive sampling. The study was conducted by using
a quasi-experimental research model. The instruments used in the research were life skills
integrated lesson plans for occupation and technology subjects, pre-test and post-test, behavior
observation form, interview form and satisfaction questionnaire. Data were analyzed by using ttest (dependent sample), analytic induction, and data analysis using descriptive statistics.
The findings revealed that:
1. For the development of a life skills integrated learning model in occupation and
technology subjects from finding the effectiveness of the life skills integrated learning model in
occupation and technology subjects and from using pre and post-test scores, when comparing
the test scores of the students, it was found that the students' post-test scores were higher than
the pre-test scores with statistical significance at the .05 level. 
2. For the life skills development results from the life skills integrated model in
occupation and technology subjects of Mathayomsuksa 2 students from using the results of the
pre and post-test scores in terms of life skills integration in occupation and technology subjects of 
Mathayomsuksa 2 students at Ban Mae Lu School (Ratrat Rangsan), it was found that the learning
achievement of the students was higher with statistical significance at the .05 level.
3. For the satisfaction results of the students and parents obtained from the
questionnaire on the satisfaction of the life skills integrated model in occupation and technology
subjects, it was found that the students and parents were satisfied with the overall teaching and
learning management at the highest level.