The Development of Career Guidance Activity Packages Based on the MACRO Model to Enhance Career Awareness and Executive Functions of Grade 9 Students

Abstract

The purpose of this article was to 1) develop and evaluate the quality of a career guidance activity package based on the MACRO Model, 2) compare students’ career awareness before and after using the package, 3) compare students’ Executive Functions before and after using the package and 4) study student satisfaction with learning through these activity package. The research followed a pre-experimental design (One-Group Pretest-Posttest Design). The sample consisted of 81 Grade 9 students at Ban Wiang Phan School, selected through multi-stage random sampling. The research instruments included 1) 8 units of the MACRO Model career guidance activity package, 2) a 20-item career awareness assessment with a reliability of 0.87, 3) a 40-item Executive Function assessment with a reliability of 0.83, and 4) a 15-item satisfaction questionnaire with a reliability of 0.87. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (Mean and Standard Deviation) and t-test for dependent samples. The research results were as follows 1) The developed career guidance activity package based on the MACRO Model were rated by experts at the highest quality level. 2) After the intervention, students' career awarenesswas significantly higher than before the intervention at a .05 level of statistical significance. 3) Students' executive function after the intervention was significantly higher than before the interventionat a .05 level of statistical significance. And 4) Students' satisfaction with learning through the developed activity package was at the highest level.