Tag: education
Deputy education minister urges new teachers to follow in HM the...
BANGKOK – Deputy Education Minister M.L. Panadda Diskul has called on new teachers to espouse the principles of HM the late King.
Giving a special...
Yala school records students’ good actions on smartphone
YALA – A school in Yala is having teachers easily record good actions of their students on smartphone.
Banrayom School in Betong District, Yala, has...
KMIDS uses robotics to help students learn
BANGKOK- King Mongkut's International Demonstration School (KMIDS) has launched a project to use robotics as a learning tool for the first time in Thailand.
KMIDS...
Seminar held to develop teachers who can instill moral values in...
CHIANG MAI,(NNT) - A school in the north has organized a seminar to educate teachers to help instill moral values in students.
The two-day event...
Asisstant teacher candidates now required to take 2-year training course
BANGKOK,(NNT) - The Office of the Teacher Civil Service and Educational Personnel Commission (OTEPC) has endorsed a decision requiring those wishing to become public...
3,000 “ICU” schools to be upgraded next year
The Education Ministry plans to improve the academic performance or 3,000 schools across the country to be classified as “ICU” urgently required development, said...
Thailand ranks 55th out of 70 countries in PISA 2015 results
Thailand was placed at the 55th ranking out of a total of 70 countries in the Programme for International Students Assessment (PISA) 2015 results,...
BMA details policy to mitigate the risk of crime and drugs...
BANGKOK - The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has detailed its policy to mitigate the risk of crime and drugs around schools by enhancing the...
Education Minister says Thai students lack critical thinking and English language...
Education Minister General Dapong Rattanasuwan has admitted there are problems in all aspects of Thai education, particularly issues concerning English proficiency and critical thinking.
Speaking...
Ministry of Education: Fewer rote lessons improve students learning
BANGKOK, 11 September 2015 - The Ministry of Education has insisted that students would become more skillful and creative in their learning if they...
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