DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNOLOGY SKILLS TO SUPPORT LEARNING MANAGEMENT FOR TEACHERS AND PERSONNEL IN SMALL SCHOOLS, UBON RATCHATHANI PRIMARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA OFFICE 1

Abstract

The purposes of this research were 1) to develop a training program to promote technology skills to support learning management for teachers and personnel in small schools, Ubon Ratchathani Primary Educational Service Area Office 1, 2) to examine and compare technology skills to support learning management for teachers and personnel in small schools, Ubon Ratchathani Primary Educational Service Area Office 1, and 3) to investigate the satisfaction of teachers and personnel attending the training with the training activities. The target group included 51 teachers and educational personnel under Ubon Ratchathani Primary Educational Service Area Office 1 from 3 schools that voluntarily participated in the project to improve the quality of education in small schools, Ubon Ratchathani Province, in the fiscal year 2024, organized by the Faculty of Education, Ubon Ratchathani Rajabhat University. The research instruments consisted of a training program to promote technology skills to support learning management, a test on technology skills to support learning management, and a questionnaire on the satisfaction of teachers and personnel with the training activities. The research was conducted in 3 phases: 1) developing the training program, 2) evaluating the quality and suitability of the research instruments, and 3) implementing the training. Data were analyzed using basic statistics, including percentage, mean, standard deviation, and content analysis.   

The research findings were as follows.

          1) Regarding the development of the training program to promote technology skills to support learning management for teachers and personnel in small schools, Ubon Ratchathani Primary Educational Service Area Office 1, the overall suitability was at a very high level.   

2) According to the comparison of technology skills to support learning management for teachers and personnel in small schools, Ubon Ratchathani Primary Educational Service Area Office 1, the overall technology skill to support learning management was at a very high level (the mean score before training was 9.67; the mean score training was 18.34, and the relative gain score was 84.07). 

3) The satisfaction of teachers and personnel in small schools in Ubon Ratchathani Primary Educational Service Area Office 1 attending the training activities was at the highest level.