Assessing Digital Competency of Teachers to Enhance Life Skills of Students in Extra - Large Schools under the Secondary Educational Service Area Office Bangkok 2

Abstract

This research aimed to 1) investigate the level of digital competency among teachers who promote life skills in extra - large schools under the Secondary Educational Service Area Office Bangkok 2 2) analyze the relationship between teachers' digital competency and students' life skills in these schools. The study involved 347 teachers from extra-large schools under the Secondary Educational Service Area Office Bangkok 2. Quantitative data were collected using questionnaires. The data were analyzed using percentages, the mean, standard deviation, and Pearson's correlation coefficient.

The findings revealed that 1) overall, teachers demonstrated a very high level of digital competency. When considering each aspect, teachers exhibited a very high level of digital competency in all areas. Ranked from highest to lowest mean score, these areas were: self-development competency, ethical and moral competency in using digital technology, classroom management competency, competency in building relationships and collaboration with the community, and learning management competency. Students' life skills were also at a very high level, particularly decision -making skills. 2) There was a statistically significant positive correlation between teachers' digital competency and the promotion ofstudents' life skills at the 0.01 level, with a Pearson correlation coefficient of 0.941.This indicates that individuals with high levels of digital competency tend to also have high levels of life skills.