The development of digital skills of vocational college students under the Office of the Vocational Education Commission

Abstract

This research aimed to study digital skills, create a digital skills development model, and evaluate the digital skills development model of vocational college students under the Office of the Vocational Education Commission. The sample group consisted of 281 directors, deputy directors, and department heads of vocational colleges and 354 teachers in vocational colleges. The research instruments were questionnaires. The data were analyzed with mean, standard deviation, and needs. In addition, qualitative data were interviewed to support the research. The research results found that 1. Digital skills of students: 1.1) The necessity of digital skills development of students is at the highest level and the necessity of digital skills development of students found that the skills with the highest necessity are using presentation programs, using security applications, and using the Internet, respectively; 1.2) Best Practice of digital skills development of vocational colleges that received the award from the King 3 times in 10 years. The data obtained from interviews with school administrators and academic supervisors indicated that the curriculum for digital skills development of students is: 1) Knowing how to use; 2) Having understanding; 3) Having analytical and creative thinking; 4) Being media literate. And 3) The model for digital skills development of students and the evaluation results of the model for digital skills development of students are appropriate, feasible, correct, and worthwhile at the highest level.