The Success and Reflection of Needs in the Master of Arts Program, the Department of Thai Language (Curriculum Revised in 2018) Success, Reflection of Needs, Master of Arts Program in Thai Language.

Abstract

According to the research “The Success and Reflection of Needs in the Master of Arts Program, the Department of Thai Language (Curriculum Revised in 2018)”, the researcher asked about the satisfaction of current students, instructors responsible for the curriculum, curriculum instructors, other instructors, alumni and entrepreneurs who hire graduates, a total of 45 people. and interview; after that, the evaluation was made to find the percentage (%), and average (x̄). The results demonstrate that the curriculum has following issues with regards to satisfaction:        1. Satisfaction in required courses and elective prescribed courses averages 4.47, a good satisfaction level.  2. With regards to the program management process, satisfaction averages 4.62, a very good satisfaction level. 3. Assessment of learning outcomes according to the Thai Qualifications Framework for Higher Education (TQF : HEd) averages 4.73, a very good satisfaction level. 4. Satisfaction in educational supporting factors averages 4.00, a good satisfaction level.       5. Satisfaction in terms of students’ desired characteristics averages 4.53, a very good satisfaction level. The revision of the original courses means that some courses containing similar content should be merged, and there need to be new courses created for the new curriculum, namely Thai Language Analysis of Modern Thai Textbooks. Moreover, it is found that there are suggestions for attaching importance to foreign students who want to study in this program, and there should be courses prepared for fundamental knowledge and readiness.