DEVELOPMENT OF LEARNING COMMUNITY TO ENHANCE CREATIVE SKILLS IN INNOVATION RESEARCH OF GRADUATE STUDENTS

Abstract

The Objectives of this research article were to 1) develop learning community model which the enhancement of creative skills in innovation research was integrated into learning and teaching for graduate students, 2) study graduate students’ research skills learning achievement, 3) study graduate students’ innovation research work ability, and 4) evaluate graduate students’ satisfaction towards the learning community model. The quasi-experimental design was employed and the sample group was selected by using a purposive sampling technique, including 12 first year graduate students of Suryadhep Teachers College, Rangsit University, Pathum Thani in Semester 1 of 2020 Academic Year. The instruments included 1) learner’s research learning community model in the form of website for learning and teaching, 2) a knowledge and educational research skills assessment form, 3) an innovation research work ability evaluation form, and 4) a graduate students’ satisfaction form. Percentage, mean and standard deviation (SD) as well as t-test for dependent samples were applied for statistical analysis. The results revealed that 1) the development of community learning model integrated into learning and teaching showed the highest level of suitability and the four components of the model consist of 1) Input 2) Process of learning 3) Output and 4) Feedback,                          2) the students’ learning achievement after the model implementation was higher with the significant level at .05, 3) students exhibited the high level of innovation research work ability ( = 3.93) and 4) the students had a high level of satisfaction towards the learning community model ( = 4.42, S.D.=0.47).