Needs Analysis for Developing Learning Management Guidelines in Embedded Systems and IoT Technology for Higher Vocational Certificate Students in the Information Technology Program

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Published: Aug 26, 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14416/j.ftee.2026.08.02
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Embedded systems Internet of Things current conditions and problems training kit needs assessment

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Tharit Chaimongkhol
Information Technology Program, Chiang Mai Technical College, Northern Vocational Education Institute 1

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This study aimed to investigate the current conditions, problems and obstacles, and needs related to learning management in embedded systems and Internet of Things (IoT) technology, and to propose learning management guidelines for Higher Vocational Certificate students in the Information Technology program. This study employed a preliminary needs analysis within a specific vocational context, using purposive sampling to select the participants. The participants consisted of 24 second-year Higher Vocational Certificate students and 25 teachers involved in related instruction. The research instruments were two 5-point rating-scale questionnaires. The instruments were validated by five experts, with Index of Item-Objective Congruence values ranging from 0.60 to 1.00, and showed acceptable reliability. Data were analyzed using mean and standard deviation.


The findings revealed that: 1) students' overall self-assessed competencies and basic knowledge in IoT were at a moderate level (ð‘ĨĖ… = 2.85, SD = 0.57), with the lowest mean score found in network connection and cloud data transmission skills (ð‘ĨĖ… = 2.46, SD = 0.51); 2) teachers reported the lowest mean readiness score for the adequacy of budget and instructional equipment/media compared with the other items (ð‘ĨĖ… = 3.96, SD = 1.27), followed by readiness to manage differences in students’ prior backgrounds (ð‘ĨĖ… = 4.12, SD = 0.83); and 3) students' overall needs were at a high level (ð‘ĨĖ… = 4.37, SD = 0.44), with the highest need being an All–in–One training kit integrating Input–Output–Network functions on a single board (ð‘ĨĖ… = 4.63, SD = 0.58), while teachers' overall needs were at the highest level (ð‘ĨĖ… = 4.77, SD = 0.38), with the highest priorities placed on End–to–End IoT project design (ð‘ĨĖ… = 4.84, SD = 0.37) and the use of IoT platforms (ð‘ĨĖ… = 4.84, SD = 0.47). These findings indicate that future learning management development should focus on reducing hardware complexity, promoting active learning, and providing a basis for establishing preliminary design requirements for embedded systems and IoT training kits aligned with the vocational education context. Therefore, vocational institutions should develop All–in–One training kits in conjunction with scaffolded learning activities and End–to–End IoT projects.

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Chaimongkhol, T. (2026). Needs Analysis for Developing Learning Management Guidelines in Embedded Systems and IoT Technology for Higher Vocational Certificate Students in the Information Technology Program. Journal of Technical and Engineering Education, 17(2), 15–34. https://doi.org/10.14416/j.ftee.2026.08.02
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