Effects of Community Based Learning in Ceramic, Sakraloke’s Sukhothai

The purposes of this research were 1) to establish the community-based learning process of Sukhothai Sangkhalok ceramic work; 2) to design Sangkhalok ceramics for marketing competitiveness and community economic development; and 3) to evaluate the learning outcome of student with the community on Sukhothai Sankhalok designs. The research involved a simple-random sample of 40 second year students majoring product and packaging design of the Department of Art and Design. The community-based learning model in Sukhothai Sankhalok ceramic work as a research tool consisted of the learning plan, activities, and evaluation form. The researcher undertook a field work to collect data from the 3 Sangkhalok ceramics manufacturers in Sukhothai province, namely: 1) Suthep Sangkhalok, Tambon Muang Kao, Amphur Muang Suthothai; 2) Usa Sangkhalok Tambon Muang Kao, Amphur Muang Suthothai 3) Bua Sangkhalok, Tambon Muang Kao, Amphur Muang Suthothai. The data analysis focused on 2 areas, i.e. the analysis of ceramics community on its history, community’s operation model, and the analysis of students’ learning outcome. The analysis employed descriptive statistics and a comparison of learning outcomes against the 80 % criterion with one-sample statistics. The findings suggested that the community-based learning model of Sukhothai Sangkhaloke ceramic work as obtained in this research comprised 4 components: 1) strengthening community economics and community enterprise development; 2) promoting participatory learning process; 3) naintaining and building the capacity of local wisdom, and 4) building network and collaboration to link the knowledge and local wisdom. The Sangkhalok ceramic design works were in 3 collections: 1) Sangkhalok ceramics in swan shape with decorating technique of color painting under the glaze, in 4 styles, and 2) Sangkhalok ceramics in dragon shape with decorating technique of gold color water drawing, in 4 styles, and 3) Sangkhalok in Ganesh shape, in 3 styles. Students who designed the ceramics by the concept of Sukhothai ceramic art model showed the learning outcome with average scores at 84.50 % which was higher than the set criterion at 0.05 level of significance.