Development of a Green Packaging Design Club Activity Curriculum for Upper Secondary Students

Abstract

This research aims to 1) investigate essential data for the development of a green packaging design club activity curriculum for upper secondary students. 2) Construct and evaluate the quality of a green packaging design club activity curriculum for upper secondary students. 3) Compare the green packaging design abilities of upper secondary students. And 4) Explore students' opinions regarding a green packaging design club activity curriculum for upper secondary students. This research and development study engaged 81 participants across four groups: 44 for curriculum development, 3 for expert evaluation, 17 for competency assessment, and 17 for activity curriculum feedback. Data were collected via questionnaires, focus group records, suitability forms, and competency tools. Content analysis was used for qualitative data, while quantitative data underwent statistical analysis (percentages, means, standard deviations). Descriptive results indicated that: 1. Investigate essential data for the development of a green packaging design club activity curriculum. The curriculum must focus on design, planning, and marketing, offering hands-on practice and utilizing online educational resources. Diverse assessment methods are also crucial for comprehensive evaluation; 2. Construct and evaluate the quality of a green packaging design club activity curriculum. The developed curriculum was found to comprise a total of 7 components, incorporating 6 distinct learning topics, and was deemed to be highly appropriate; 3. Compare the green packaging design abilities of upper secondary students. Following curriculum implementation, upper secondary students significantly improved their green packaging design abilities, achieving an average score of 90.02%. This exceeded the 80% criterion (ρ<.05); 4. The explore' students' opinions regarding a green packaging design club activity curriculum. Upper secondary students held a highly favorable view of the green packaging design club curriculum, expressing strong positive opinions on its content and activities.