Open AccessNeeds Assessment for the 21st Century Teaching and Learning in STEM Education to Promote Students’ Problem Solving in Thailand
Author(s) -
Wutcharapong Kinboon,
Supphachai Sanghuaypai,
Artha Nantachukra
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1340/1/012073
Subject(s) - likert scale , psychology , mathematics education , descriptive statistics , medical education , population , science education , knowledge management , computer science , medicine , mathematics , statistics , environmental health , developmental psychology
The purposes of this study were 1) to investigate the current issues and the needs for the 21st century teaching and learning management in science and technology based on STEM education to solve issues in schools under the Office of Khon Kaen Primary Education Area 4, 2) to study the human resource development methods to enhance technology knowledge and skills to apply in solving science learning issues in schools by adopting STEM education approach, and 3) to propose the guidelines to support information technology and educational management based on STEM education. The population used in this study was a total of 2,185 teachers and staff in educational institutes under the Office of Khon Kaen Primary Education Area 4 in the academic year 2018. The 445 samples were selected by using cluster purposing sampling technique. The research tools used in this study were semi-structured questionnaire with 5-Likert scale questions divided into 2 parts: general information of respondents in the first part and open-ended questions in the second part asking the respondents’ suggestions on future development of educational management. Data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics, percentage, mean, and standard deviation. The interpretation was also used in the content analysis. The findings in the study are as follows: 1) Behavioral abilities related to the technology adoption to solve science learning management issues were found in 5 aspects, including seeking, using, collecting, selecting, and writing information skills. From the overall behavioral assessment, the level of knowledge in technology and technology skills for communication was found at a high level ( X = 4.52, S.D. = 0.66).2) The human resources development methods to enhance and apply technology knowledge and skills in solving science learning issues in schools were effectively implemented by adopting STEM education approach. The technology used in science learning issues should be verifiable, adaptable, and up-to-date. 3) The guidelines developed the teachers’ and staff’s knowledge and skills of information technology, which in turn, supported educational management based on STEM education effectively in practice.