The Effectiveness of Research Based Learning among Master degree Student for Health Promotion and Preventable Disease, Faculty of Public Health, Khon Kaen University, Thailand

摘要

This is a post intervention assessment aimed at evaluating Research Based Learning (RBL) among Masters Degree students in Health Promotion at the Faculty of Public Health, Khon Kaen University, Thailand. The strategies were designed to all students searching interesting research from journals related to the disease for presentation of an assignment, they were to read, analyze, synthesise, present and discuss in the classroom. The sample included 32 second tear master degree students. Data were collected by using a questionnaire, focus group discussions and in depth interviews. Quantitative data were analysed using descriptive statistics and content analysis was ysed for qualitative data. The study found that scores of all aspects of the Thai Qualification framework for Higher Education (TQF) were at high levels, such as cognitive skills (4.18; range 1-5), knowledge skills (4.27), ethical skills (4.25), social skills (4.30), communication skills, arithmetic, using figures and graphs (3.92). The satisfaction (4.17), in addition to general learning (4.28) as well as further development (3.70), and recommend to continue to apply RBL to next class. In conclusion, after implementing RBL integrated into Health Promotion and Preventable Disease among 32 master degree students in Public Health, the study found that all skills of learning of the TQF had a high level score. Transfer of these methods to the next class and other subjects should be important and beneficial.