The Factors of Learner Internationalization Skills in Schools under the Authority of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration

Abstract

This research endeavors to examine the explanatory factors of learner internationalization skills in schools under the authority of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration. This study employed a quantitative methodology. A sample of 400 participants was obtained using the stratified random sampling approach, and comprised of teachers instructing students in Grades 7-12 in schools under the authority of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration. The tools used for data collection included a rating scale questionnaire. The questionnaire was found to be couched at a reliability level between 0.60 to 1.00 by the Index of Item-Objective Congruence (IOC), and an entire confidence value of 0.995. The data analysis was conducted using statistical methods including mean, standard deviation, Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin Measures of Sampling adequacy, Bartlett's Test of Sphericity, and Exploratory Factor Analysis.
The results revealed that: identifies the four key components of the internationalization of the skills of learners in schools under the authority of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration: 1) intelligence and teamwork skills; 2) learning and innovation skills; 3) digital literacy skills; and 4) ethical collaboration skills, and a cumulative percentage of 73.005.