Needs Assessment of Instructional Competencies in Active Learning Development for Teachers in Schools under Sakon Nakhon Primary Educational Service Area 3
Abstract:
The objective of this study was to assess the needs of instructional competencies in active learning development of teachers. The participants of the study comprised 322 administrators and teachers in schools under Sakon Nakhon Primary Educational Service Area Office 3, who were recruited using multi-stage random sampling, in academic year 2025. The instruments used in data collection included a set of 5-point rating scale questionnaires, which the part of current state indicated validity index ranged from 0.80 to 1.00, discrimination power index ranged from 0.64 to 0.88 and reliability index was at 0.98, and the desired state indicated validity index ranged from 0.80 to 1.00, discrimination power index ranged from 0.59 to 0.96 and reliability index was at 0.99. Statistical used in data analysis were frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and Modified Priority Need Index.
The findings were as follows.
1. The instructional competencies in active learning of teachers comprised. Four components, namely 1) Instructional design, 2) Student-centered learning, 3) Use and Development of Media and Technology for Learning Management and 4) Educational Measurement and Evaluation. The components, in overall, showed high level of propriety.
2. The current state of instructional competencies in active learning of teachers, in an overall, was at high level of propriety, and the desired state, in overall, showed the highest level of propriety.
3. The instructional competencies in active learning development of teachers were prioritized as Educational Measurement and Evaluation, Use and Development of Media and Technology for Learning Management, Instructional design, and Student-centered learning.
4. The guidelines for instructional competencies in active learning implementation showed two main components, namely Use and Development of Media and Technology for Learning Management and Educational Measurement and Evaluation, and in each components consisted of 11 elements.