STUDENTS' ACADEMIC RISK TAKING AND NEEDS FOR ACADEMIC MANAGEMENT AT AN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL IN BANGKOK
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Academic risk taking (ART) is a crucial behavior that promotes academic success and innovative skills. It is also defined as one of the 21st-century skills that students should have; therefore, schools must focus on developing ART behavior in the students through academic management. This research aimed to 1) determine the current secondary school students' ART level at Bromsgrove International School and 2) identify the needs for academic management development based on the concept of ART at Bromsgrove International School. Data was collected from 36 secondary teachers, eight management staff, and 90 mixed nationality students in Year 7 and 10 aged 11-16 using an online survey and was analyzed by frequency, percentage, average, standard deviation, and PNImodified.
The result revealed that 1) the overall current level of students' ART in Year 7 and 10 was moderate, while Year 10 students' level of ART was slightly lower than Year 7 in all elements of ART. The highest ART component in students was Response to failure action (RFA) in Year 7 and 10 students. And 2) the overall current and desirable state were at a moderate and high level, respectively, with the highest need in the assessment and evaluation dimension, followed by curriculum development and teaching and learning. Affect had the highest need in overall academic management, especially in curriculum development and teaching and learning dimension, while Preferred Difficulty (PD) had the highest need in the assessment and evaluation dimension.
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