The Development of a Short-term Blended Training Course for Youth in Practicing Fabric Pattern Design Skills Using Digital Technology

Abstract

The research development on short-term training course on fabric pattern design skills using digital technology aimed to 1) develop of a short-term blended training course on fabric pattern design with digital technology to be effective according to the 80/80 criteria, 2) study the learning achievement of the short-term blended training course on fabric pattern design with digital technology of the participants and 3) study the satisfaction on the short-term blended training course on fabric pattern design with digital technology of the participants. The population group in this research were 24 youth of Khwao Subdistrict, Mueang District, Maha Sarakham Province participating in the U2T project. The sample group was 15 youth of Khwao Subdistrict, Mueang District, Maha Sarakham Province participating in the U2T project from simple sampling. The research tools were: 1) a short course training plan on designing fabric patterns using digital technology, 2) a learning achievement test and 3) a satisfaction assessment form. Data analysis statistics were mean, standard deviation and t-test.

The research found that: 1) The results showed that the short-term training course on fabric pattern design skills using digital technology had efficiency of 92.27/82.67, higher than the set criteria 80/80. 2) The trainees had pre-training and post-training learning achievement scores significantly different at .05 level. and 3) The trainees’ satisfaction on the training course was at a high level (x̅ = 4.42, S.D. = 0.74).