Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) in “Fix It Center” Case Study : Sukhothai College of Agriculture and Technology Dr. Sayamon Nitipongsuwan Office of the Vocational Education Commission, Thailand

What is work-integrated learning ?   Work-integrated learning (WIL) is the term given to an activity or program that integrates academic learning with its application in the workplace. The practice may be real or stimulated and can occur in the workplace or field working project.

9 Models of WIL Switch between Work and Study Dual Vocational Education Cooperative System Apprenticeship Internship Work-Based Learning Switch between Work and Study Practicum Placement Fieldwork Project Practicum Focusing on Work Behavior Learning

What is “Fix IT Center”? “Fix IT Center” is a fieldwork project of Thailand office of the vocational education commission for 4 objectives; 1. Help the people to decrease cost living by fixing and prolonging their instruments. 2. Give the knowledge how to repair and maintain families’ instruments/ machines/ engines 3. Up levels of the mechanics in the village 4. Make network of collaboration of the project

Overall of Methods This Study was divided into 2 Steps; 1st Step: Studied on conditions and problems of “Fix IT Center” Project 2nd Step: Created a model to solve the problems

Methods 1st Step: Research Made 2 forms of questionnaire for students and teachers who works for ‘Fix It Center Project’ 2016” of Sukhothai college of agriculture and technology. Students and Teachers answered the questionnaires Analyzed the data and made the results Go to 2nd step

Methods 2nd Step: Development Evaluation and Report Appropriate manual Teachers supported students. Executives supported teachers. Meeting to solve the problems Created Model Transferred contents  work hours among subjects and assessd (together) Made  gave policies Used PDCA

Methods 2nd Step: Development

Methods 2nd Step: Development

Results of 1st Step Study “Fix It Center” Students duplicate works. Teachers have to teach extra class for missing students. No Port Folio and no transferring from work into school-records No model for material object way. Students

Results of 1st Step Study “Fix It Center” Teachers No preparing any document for transferring from works to school-records and regarding assessment Know that there are team teaching. Be complicated for fieldwork in normal days, except on holidays and vacations Know that students work according to the objectives of “Fix It Center”

Results of 2nd Step Study Teachers Students Got appropriate model  manual Got useful port folio Worked easily Decreased works Satisfy in the high level Satisfy in the high level

Discussions Mono Science cannot solve the real problems. WIL affects transferring among Sciences. The results of this study helps to decrease duplicate works and lessons, so the teachers can increase other new knowledge. The results of this study responses to ability of students in many aspects; knowledge, skills, attitudes (Multiple intelligence). The results of this study gets along with Constructivism.

Conclusion Teachers Students Be easy for fieldwork in normal days, including on holidays and vacations Get manual of transferring from works to school-records and regarding assessment Teachers Students Improve - Knowledge - Skills - Attitudes Get experience and confident Life skills Make opportunity for freelance Increase facility of country for world competition

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Mixed Models of Integrated Learning within “Fix IT Center” 2nd Step: Development 1. Integrated in Subject 2. Integrated between Subject Infusion Instruction Parallel Instruction Multi Disciplinary Instruction Tran Disciplinary Instruction /Team Teaching