ผลของโปรแกรม EF Guideline ต่อสมรรถนะของครูปฐมวัยในการส่งเสริมทักษะสมอง EF และ DSPM ของเด็กปฐมวัยในศูนย์พัฒนาเด็กเล็ก อำเภอเวียงชัย จังหวัดเชียงราย

Abstract

This study is applied research with three objectives: to examine the effects of the EF Guideline program on teachers’ competencies in promoting executive function (EF) skills in preschool children; to investigate the impact of lesson plans based on EF Guideline- on preschoolers’ EF skills; and to assess the development of preschoolers’ DSPM development.

The sample comprised 38 teachers and 260 preschool children aged 3–6 years at child development centers in Wiang Chai District, Chiang Rai, in the 2025 academic year. The study was conducted in three phases: Phase 1 – training the experimental group of teachers to use the EF Guideline tools to promote preschoolers’ EF skills; Phase 2 – coaching the experimental group of teachers to plan lesson plans based on the EF Guideline; Phase 3 – monitoring and evaluating EF skills and DSPM development. Data analysis involved descriptive statistics to summarize the basic characteristics of the sample; paired-sample t-tests to compare the differences in teachers’ competencies and preschoolers’ EF skills and DSPM development before and after the EF Guideline program in the experimental group; and independent-sample t-tests to compare the competencies of preschool teachers, EF skills, and DSPM development between the experimental and control groups.

Findings indicate that the EF Guideline program significantly enhanced teachers’ competencies in promoting preschoolers’ EF skills and significantly improved preschoolers’ EF skills and DSPM development. The study proposes approaches to further develop teachers’ competencies in promoting preschoolers’ EF skills and to implement the EF Guideline in early childhood education policies at the local level.