The model development and evaluation of facilitator competency development on teachers instructor in the department of industrial engineering at the technical college
Abstract:
This research was aimed 1) to examine the current situation of facilitator competency development
on teachers / instructors in the Department of Industrial Engineering at the Technical Colleges, 2) to
develop a model of facilitator competency development on teachers / instructors in the Department
of Industrial Engineering at the Technical Colleges, and 3) to evaluate the model of facilitator
competency development on teachers / instructors in the Department of Industrial Engineering at the
Technical Colleges. The target group which was examined regarding the current situation consisted of
198 teachers / instructors who were chosen using stratified sampling method from the Department of
Industrial Engineering at 5 Technical Colleges under the Institute of Vocational Education Central
Regions 1-5, namely 1 college from 1 region. The target group regarding the development and the
evaluation of feasibility and suitability consisted of 16 experts and relevant people who had expertise,
understanding and experience in facilitator competency development and they were chosen using
purposive sampling method. The research findings were as follows: 1) the current situation of facilitator
competency development on teachers / instructors in the Department of Industrial Engineering at the
Technical Colleges showed that (1) the knowledge which teachers / instructors had at the lowest level
involved the focus on the nature of learners and how to link and integrate learning; (2) the skills which
teachers / instructors practiced the least involved note-taking and skills related to other educational
institutes; and (3) the attitudes which ranked the lowest among teachers / instructors involved giving
information to other educational institutes and collaboration with teachers / instructors in other
educational institutes to develop their own potentials; 2) the final model of facilitator competency
development on teachers / instructors in the Department of Industrial Engineering at the Technical
Colleges after the group conversation consisted of 6 components as follows: (1) understanding and
awareness; (2) problem analysis; (3) integration; (4) stimulating learners; (5) observing and note-taking; (6)
reflections; and 3) the model evaluation of the facilitator competency development in the Department
of Industrial Engineering at the Technical Colleges was at the highest level