Journal of Education Rajabhat Maha Sarakham University

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Thailand education in the digital era

2024-01-29T10:11:59+07:00

Management of education in the digital era is challenging among students who have been modern since birth. The evolving environment and learning resources are progressive. As a result of the changing world circumstances, teaching is changing with increasing factors, such as traditional teaching, the materials and equipment. Currently, traditional teaching management may not respond to the policies of the country. Therefore, the factors or components that will make the management of teaching effectively, it is concerns with school administrators to give the importance and have an administrative vision of the digital era. In addition to teachers, they need to have digital capabilities. development, instructional design, effective learning activities and new learning development using digital technology to play the role in their works. At the same time, students need to respond to teaching facilities that need to be competent in the field of digital technology. The importance of the results of good educational management in the digital era is only to determine the quality of education.

Model of Educational management by using Local Wisdom of Educational Institutions under the Office of Mahasarakham Primary Education Service Area 2

2023-07-21T16:43:04+07:00

The purposes of this study were to: 1) study the current condition and problems of educational management by using local wisdom of educational institutions. 2) Develop the model of educational management by using local wisdom of educational institutions. and 3) study the results of using the educational management by using local wisdom of educational institutions implemented in 3 phases as follows: Phase 1: Study of current conditions and educational management problems by using local knowledge of educational institutions, The target groups were 20 of school administrators and academic teachers, The tools used were interview forms and assessment forms, Phase 2: Develop an educational management model by using local knowledge of educational institutions, The target group was 12 experts, The tools used were the model assessment form, and Phase 3: Study the results of using the educational management model by using local wisdom of educational institutions, The target groups were 19 teachers and 182 students, with the total of 201 peoples. The tools used were assessment forms. The statistics used were percentage, mean, standard deviation.

The research results were found: 1) Current conditions and problems of educational management using local wisdom of educational institutions, divided into 4 aspects: (1) management (2) teachers (3) students and (4) community, The overall Assessment of the current state of education management problems by using local knowledge of educational institutions was at the highest level. 2) Draft an educational management model using local wisdom of educational institutions consisting of 4 components: (1) Principle and rationale (2) Objectives (3) Educational management using local wisdom local and (4) measurement and evaluation. Overall, the suitability and feasibility of the draft educational management model using local wisdom of educational institutions under the Maha Sarakham Primary Educational Service Area Office 2 were at the highest level. When considering each component, it was found that Every element is at its highest level. and 3) The overall results of the experimental use of local wisdom education management of educational institutions were at the highest level, and satisfaction was at the highest level.

The Development of Learning Activities to Promote English Reading Comprehension by Using SQ4R Teaching Method for Grade 7 Students

2023-07-09T10:00:26+07:00

The purposes of this research were to 1) develop English reading comprehension learning activities of Grade 7 students by using the SQ4R teaching method, which was effective according to the criteria of 75/75. 2) compare English reading comprehension of Grade 7 students before and after learning by using The SQ4R teaching method; and 3) study students’ satisfaction toward the learning model. The target group of the research consisted of 30, grade 7 students, Ban Nonghai school, Waphipathum Distict, Maha Sarakham Province, Office of Mahasarakham Primary Education Service Area 2. Semester 2, academic year of 2023. The research instruments were English reading comprehension lesson plans using the SQ4R teaching method, an English reading comprehension test, a students’ satisfaction toward the learning model form. The statistics used percentage, mean, standard deviation and t-test (Dependent Samples).

The results of the research revealed that 1) The efficiency of learning activities using the SQ4R teaching method of Grade 7 students was 78.67/76.56, which met the established 75/75 criterion. 2) After learning with the model, the students’ reading comprehension score was higher statistical significant than their pre-test at the .05 level, and 3) The students were satisfied the learning model at the high level

(x̅ = 4.26)

Development of Cooperative Learning Activities with STAD Techniques on Economics for Grade 8 students

2024-03-08T14:05:16+07:00

This research aimed to 1) develop the cooperative learning activities with STAD techniques on Economics for Grade 8 students as the effective criteria at 80/80, 2) compare academic achievement before and after learning with the model, 3) study the Grade 8 students’ teamwork behavior after learning with the model, and 4) study the students’ satisfaction toward the learning model. The sample consisted of 38 students in Chaing Yuen Pittayakom School which using the cluster random sampling. The research tools were 1) cooperative learning lesson plans, 2) an achievement test, 3) a teamwork behavior assessment form, 4) a students’ satisfaction form. The statistics used precentage, mean, average, standard deviation, and t-test (dependent)

The results of the research were as follows; 1) The learning medel was efficiency at 83.07/80.96 as the research criteria. 2) after learning with the model, the students earned statistically significant higher scores at .05 level. 3) the students’ teamwork behavior mean score was moderated at 2.39 (S.D. = 0.06), and 4) the students were satisfied the learning model at the highest level at 4.56 (S.D. = 0.03).

The Development of Learning Activities Using STEM Education on Electrostatics to Promote Integrated Science Process Skills and Problem-solving Ability of Grade 11 Students

2023-11-02T14:05:17+07:00

The purposes of this research were: 1) to development of STEM activity on static electricity to enhance integrated science process skills and problem-solving abilities, 2) to compare the integrated science process skills before and after the STEM Education on static electricity, and 3) to compare the problem-solving ability before and after the STEM Education on static electricity. The research sample group was 42 Grade 11 students from a large school in 2021 academic year. The research instruments were: 1) a STEM lesson plan on static electricity, 2) the subjective integrated science process skills test, and 3) the subjective problem-solving ability test. The data analysis statistics were mean, standard deviation, and Dependent Samples t-test.

The research revealed that: 1) the STEM activity on static electricity to enhance integrated science process skills and problem-solving abilities of Grade 11 students was a single lesson plan with 6 steps for 15 hours which was indicated the appropriateness at a high level, 2) the integration science process skills of the students after the STEM education implementation was higher than before the implementation at statistically significant level of .05 and 3) the problem-solving ability of the students after the STEM education implementation was higher than before the implementation at statistically significant level of .05.

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

2023-11-27T09:12:27+07:00

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).

The Development of English-Speaking Ability of Prathomsuksa 2 Students By Using English Song Activities

2023-11-23T15:49:43+07:00

The purposes of this research were to: 1) develop learning activities of Prathomsuksa 2 students by using English Song Activities, and 2) compare English speaking skill of Prathomsuksa 2 students through English Song Activities with the criterion of 70 percent. The sample of the research consisted of 23, Prathomsuksa 2/1 students, Pinijratbamrung school under Kalasin Primary Educational Service Area Office 2, second semester, academic year of 2021. The research instruments were; 1) learning management plans with English Song Activities that assigned each plan with 1 hour, totally of 5 hours, and 2) 5 items English speaking ability test. The statistics used means, standard deviation (S.D.), and t-test (One-samples t-test)

The research results revealed that: 1) the development of learning activities using English Song Activities of Prathomsuksa 2 students with 5 learning management plans was suitable at the highest level, and 2) the comparison of English-Speaking skill of Prathomsuksa 2 students after learning with the model was statistically significant higher than 70 percent criterion at .05 level.

Promoting Collaborative Work Through Blended Learning with Project-Based Learning for 4th Grade Students at Ban Nong Rua Primary School in Roi Et Province

2024-01-29T10:08:26+07:00

The objectives of this research are to 1) study the implementation of collaborative group work through blended learning with project-based learning for fourth-grade students at Ban Nong Rua School. 2) investigate group work among students through blended learning using project-based learning and 3) examine the satisfaction of students after participating in blended learning using project-based learning for fourth-grade students at Ban Nong Rua School. The target group for this research included fourth-grade students at Ban Nong Rua Primary School, Roi Et Province under the Office of Primary Education Service, Roi Et Area 2, in the second semester of the academic year 2022, comprising 1 classroom with 9 students. The research tools consisted of 1) instructional plan for blended learning with project-based learning, 2) group work behavior assessment form, 3) a student behavior log, and 4) satisfaction questionnaire. Statistics used to analyze the data were mean and standard deviation.

The results showed that: 1) Engaging in learning activities to promote teamwork through blended learning with project-based approaches involves a comprehensive 6-step learning management process: (1) Define topics and organize students into groups. (2) Plan the workflow. (3) Conduct research. (4) Prepare for presentation. (5) Present information. and (6) Evaluate the results. It is observed that organizing such learning activities stimulates students’ curiosity, keeping them engaged and awakened at all times. They find joy and excitement in the activities, fostering confidence, pride, and a sense of fulfillment in creatively producing their own works. 2) The students’ overall group work behavior is at a satisfactory level, with the analysis of the group work behavior assessment in operational cycle 2 revealing that their performance is generally at a high-quality level. 3) The students express a high level of satisfaction with blended learning through project-based approaches. Overall, their satisfaction level is rated as high.

Development of Good Citizenship of Mathayomsuksa 4 Students with The Cooperative Learning STAD Technique

2023-12-06T15:56:43+07:00

The purposes of this action research was to development of Matthayomsuksa 4 students’ good citizenship attribute by using the STAD cooperative learning activities within the domains of Social Studies, Religion, and Culture. The sample of the research consisted of 17 students from Kae Dam Wittayakhan School, academic year of 2021. The research tools were: 1) A comprehensive plan for learning activities. 2) A gauge comprehension of citizenship concepts test. 3) The observing citizenship-related traits questionnaire. 4) The conducting interviews on matters of citizenship questionnair. The statistical techniques employed in this research encompassed assessments of validity, difficulty determination, discriminant power analysis, and the calculation of confidence intervals, percentages, and arithmetic means.

The findings indicated that in the first cycle, the students’ good citizenship attribute scores were at 71.37% and in the second cycle, they earned higher citizenship score at 79.60%. These results improved the students’ good citizenship attribute and integrated with social media which a new choice for learning, motivated them, and made them confident to reply and giving opinion. Their relationship and good citizenship attribute with their friends were higher that facilitated their concrete learning improvement.

Guidelines for Customs Leadership Development of Large School Administrators in Pathum Thani and Sa Kaeo Provinces

2023-11-01T11:33:50+07:00

The research study on guidelines for customs leadership development of the large school administrators in Pathum Thani Province and Sa Kaeo Province aimed to: 1) analyze the customs leadership of the large school administrators and 2) study the guidelines for customs leadership development of the large school administrators. This qualitative research conducted forms for semi-structured interview and focus group as research tools. The informant of 22 participants were selected through purposive sampling. The data were analyzed by content analysis and verification through a triangulation process.

The research findings were as follows: 1) The customs leadership of large school administrators in Pathum Thani Province and Sa Kaeo Province encompassed of four dimensions: (1) Directive leadership, (2) Creating alignment in the same direction, (3) Distributing decision-making authority, and (4) Being a role model. 2) The guidelines for customs leadership development of large school administrators consisted of (1) Visionary Leadership, (2) Participatory management involving students and stakeholders, (3) Empowerment management and (4) Creating an ethically sound managerial environment, focused on the customs leadership development of large school administrators through 24 projects.

Factors and Indicators of the Excellence of 5.0 Private Vocational Schools

2024-01-05T09:41:39+07:00

This research aimed to investigate the factors and indicators of the excellence of 5.0 private vocational schools. The study utilized document research and interviews with experts who experienced in the administration of private vocational schools. Nine samples were purposefully selected for the study. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews to cover main factors, sub-factors, and indicators. The tools were reviewed by five experts with experience in research and private vocational school administration to ensure content coverage, content validity, and construct validity, with a consistency index between 0.60 and 1.00.

The results revealed that the factors and indicators of excellence in private vocational schools 5.0 comprised 3 main factors, 10 sub-factors, and 48 indicators. Specifically, 1) the competency of students in private vocational schools consisted of 4 sub-components and 20 indicators, 2) the quality of vocational school personnel consisted of 3 sub-components and 14 indicators, and 3) the sustainable growth of private vocational schools consisted of 3 sub-components and 14 indicators.

A Study of Guidelines for Strategic Change Management and Innovation Development of School Administrators Under Kalasin Primary Educational Service Area Office 3

2024-02-13T10:31:59+07:00

The objectives of this research were to: 1) Study current condition, desired condition and necessary needs, 2) Compare strategic change management and innovation according to the opinions of school administrators and teachers classified by school size and 3) Study guidelines for strategic change management and innovation development. The sample group was composed of 80 administrators and 253 teachers, totaling 333 people, from disproportional stratified random sampling. The key informants were 12 experts. The research tools consisted of a questionnaire on current conditions with discriminatory power between 0.49-0.74 and reliability of 0.97, a questionnaire on desired conditions with discriminatory power between 0.57-0.91 and reliability of 0.98 and an interview form on guidelines for strategic change management and innovation development. The data analysis statistics were percentage, mean, standard deviation, Modified Needs Priority Index and One-way ANOVA.

The research results showed that: 1) The current conditions in overall and each aspect were at a high level. The desired conditions in overall and each aspect were at the highest level. The top 3 necessary needs were the innovation and technology development, the policy plans and strategies designation and the implementation of policies plans and strategies, respectively, 2) The comparison of strategic change management and innovation on the opinions of school administrators and teachers appeared that: (2.1) The current conditions in overall and each aspect were statistically different at the significant level of .01. (2.2) The desired conditions in overall and each aspect were statistically different at the significant level of .01. When considering in each aspect, there were found 2 different aspects, the innovation and technology development and the participation. The rest was no different, and 3) The guidelines for strategic change management and innovation development in 3 aspects revealed: 6 guidelines on the innovation and technology development, 6 guidelines on the policy plans and strategies designation and 6 guidelines on the implementation of policies plans and strategies, totaling 18 guidelines.

A Study of the Elements of School Administrators Dialogues under the Secondary Educational Service Area Office of Bueng Kan

2024-02-06T14:36:35+07:00

The purpose of this research was to study of the elements of school administrators dialogue under the Office of Bueng Kan Secondary Education Service Area. The study was divided into two steps. The first step was the 10 theoretical ideas and research papers dialogue synthesis of educational institutions administrators. Step 2, the Dialogue appropriation evaluation by five experts. The research tools were a document synthesis form and 5-rating scale which indicated content validity index ranged 0.90. The research statistics used frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation.

The research results revealed that there were 4 school administrators dialogue elements: 1) Deep listening, 2) Reflecting on idea, 3) Presenting idea, and 4) Respecting other people. Moreover, all of these elements were at the highest appropriation level.

Conditions, Needs and Guidelines for Developing Utilization of Digital Technology in Administration of Schools Under the Secondary Educational Service Area Office Kalasin

2024-03-05T15:01:43+07:00

The aims of this study were: 1) to study current and desirable conditions for utilization of digital technology in school administration, 2) to study needs for utilization of digital technology in school administration and 3) to study guidelines for developing utilization of digital technology in school administration. The sample in this research were school directors, deputy school director and teacher in charge of technology, totaling 114 people. The sample size was determined by using the Krejcie and Morgan table, drawn from stratified random sampling. The key informants were 6 experts in utilization of digital technology in school administration from the best practice school. The research tools consisted of a questionnaire on current condition with discriminatory power between 0.38-0.92 and reliability of 0.97, a questionnaire on desired conditions with discriminatory power between 0.32-0.91 and reliability of 0.97 and semi-structured interviews. Data analysis statistics included percentage, mean, standard deviation and Modified Needs Priority Index.

The findings were as follows: 1) The current and desirable conditions for utilization of digital technology in administration of schools under the Secondary Educational Service Area Office Kalasin in overall were at high and the highest level, respectively, 2) The top 2 needs for utilization of digital technology in school administration were the use of digital technology in budget management and the use of digital technology in academic management, and 3) The guidelines for developing utilization of digital technology in administration of schools under the Secondary Educational Service Area Office Kalasin were 12 practical guidelines.

The Components and Indicators of School Administrators’ Self-Awareness

2024-02-13T09:58:39+07:00

This research aimed to identify the components of school administrators’ self-awareness. The study was divided into two steps. The first step was the intensive review of the 10 sources, theoretical notions and related study papers. The tool was self-awareness synthesis table. The statistic used frequency, percentage and mean. The second step was the appropriation of the self-awareness components assessment by five experts. The tool was 5-level Likert’s scale a set of interrogation, which indicated content validity index ranged between 0.67-1.00. The research statistics used mean and standard deviation.

The research findings revealed that there were 3 components of the school administrators’ self-awareness; (1) Emotional Awareness which consisted of 7 indicators, (2) Authentic Self-assessment which consisted of 8 indicators, and (3) Self-Confidence which consisted of 10 indicators. Moreover, all of these components were at the highest appropriation level.

Instructional Guidelines for the Operation of AUN-QA Criteria Development of Bachelor of Education Program in Social Studies

2024-02-06T16:31:03+07:00

The aim of this research was to propose instructional guidelines for the operation of AUN-QA criteria development of undergraduate education program, social studies major. This qualitative research study reviewed context of the undergraduate social studies curriculum and the operation according to AUN-QA criteria. The study considered on four criteria: 1) Learning Outcomes, 2) Program Specification, 3) Program Structure and Content and 4) Teaching and Learning Strategy by employing in-depth interviews and focus group. The research results found that: 1) The Learning Outcomes had guidelines for determining the Expected Learning Outcomes (ELOs) to reach the curriculum learning outcomes. 2) The Program Specification designated subjects in the curriculum into 4 parts: general education subjects, teaching professional subjects, free elective subjects and major subjects. The program had an annual meeting every year for the discussion of teaching and learning design of the major subjects, in order to, review the currency of courses and the consistency of courses with the expected learning outcomes, as well as, communicate between the corresponding teachers. 3) The Program Structure and Content of the curriculum emphasized on the required competencies in the 21st century, in addition to competencies in using technology for communication and creating innovative learning. The courses have been adjusted to allow students’ expression of these competencies and harmonize the learning activities with the specified ELOs and teaching and learning strategies. And 4) the Teaching and Learning Strategy was organized using the Active Learning approach with recruit students participation in a course design. Each subject provided teaching and learning activities focusing knowledge based on social science and the implementation of the knowledge into classroom practices.

The Creative-Based Learning (CBL) Cooperated with Video Lessons on Photoshop for Enhancing Creative Thinking and Learning Achievement

2024-01-05T10:57:51+07:00

This study investigated the effectiveness of an innovative lesson plans of Creativity-Based Learning (CBL) cooperated with video lessons. The four main objectives were: 1) Assess the innovative lesson plans of CBL cooperated with video lessons on Photoshop for Mathayom Suksa 2 students with the effective criteria (E1/E2) of 80/80, 2) Compare pre- and post-learning achievement of the students in the implementation of the innovative lesson plans, 3) Examine pre- and post-creative thinking levels of the students in the implementation of the innovative lesson plans and 4) Investigate students’ satisfaction on the innovative lesson plans. The sample comprised of 20 students from Thakon Yang Pittayakom School, Kantharawichai District, Mahasarakham Province, during the 2021 academic year. The One Group Pretest-Posttest Design was conducted within 22 hours. The data collection utilized: 1) The innovative lesson plans of CBL, 2) The 11 video lessons on Photoshop based on the content of 4 learning units, 3) The 4 options pre- and post-learning achievement tests for 30 items, 4) The Test of Creative Thinking-Drawing Production (TCT-DP) and 4) The satisfaction questionnaire. Data analysis involved percentages, means, standard deviations, t-test, and content analysis.

Results showed that: 1) The developed innovative lesson plans achieved the effective criteria (E1/E2) of 82.50/81.00, 2) Learning achievement of the sample statistically increased at the significant level of .05, 3) Overall- and each component-creative thinking levels of the sample statistically increased at the significant level of .05 and 4) The outcome of students’ satisfaction on the innovative lesson plans revealed that the sample rated satisfaction score as 4.01.

A Study of Learning Activities by Using Multimedia in Real-life to Enhance Mathematical Communication Ability in Statistics for Mathayomsuksa 1 Students

2024-03-26T15:18:34+07:00

The objectives of this research were to: 1) Study the results of the learning model’ effectiveness at 70/70 criterion of mathayomsuksa 1 students. 2) compare the sample’ mathematical comunication ability with the 70 percent criterion. The target group consisted of 22 Mathayomsuksa 1/2 students, Roong-Aroon School, Bangkok which using the purposive sampling. The research instruments were 4 lesson plans, a presentation behavior assessment form, and a measure mathematical communication ability test. Data were analyzed by determining the efficiency index and effectiveness index (E1/E2). The research statistics were mean, and standard deviation.

The research results revealed that 1) The effective of learning activities by using the learning model was at 78.79/75.25 as the research criteria. 2) There were 17 of 22 or 77.27 percent of all students who earned the mathematical ability test scores over 70 percent of full score.

Components and Indicators of Administrative Processes for Developing the Students’ Intellectual Potential in Multiple Intelligences towards Specific Abilities in Secondary School Under the Office of the Basic Education Commission

2024-02-23T15:36:43+07:00

This research aims to study the components and indicators of administrative processes for developing the students’ intellectual potential in multiple intelligences towards specific abilities in the secondary schools under the Office of the Basic Education Commission. The target group consisted of 8 students which using the purposive sample sampling. The components were collected from the related document and researches. The content and indicators were collected from the 8 experts who experienced the student’s intellectual potential in multiple intelligences. The research tool was a semi-constructed interviews. Regarding the 5 experts evaluated the feasibility of the components and indicators of administrative processes as 60 percent as the Bloom’s theory.

The research results revealed that there were 7 components and 39 indicators: 1) Vision, goals, policies, and strategies; 5 indicators 2) Organizational administrative structure; 5 indicators 3) Resource mobilization and allocation; 6 indicators 4) Curriculum development and multiple intelligences activities development; 6 indicators 5) Staff development; 5 indicators 6) Involvement of relevant stakeholders; 6 indicators and 7) Direction, guidance, monitoring, and evaluation; 6 indicators, more over, each indicator was over 60% of the criteria.