KKU International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

Comparative analysis of COVID-19 handling (Case study on Implementation of public policy in Singapore and Indonesia)

Mirda Marendra — 2025-07-03

This study aims to describe and analyze a comparative analysis of the implementation of public policies handling COVID-19 in Indonesia and Singapore in 2020 – 2022 through a research focus. The type of research in this study is qualitative descriptive which aims to describe the comparative analysis of the implementation of COVID-19 handling policies between Singapore and Indonesia. This study took data secondarily, namely data obtained from written reports, regulations used in the research, and other documents and archives relevant to the problems studied in Indonesia and Singapore from January 2020 to October 2022. The results showed that policy is a strategy to achieve goals in several ways. In the case of handling COVID-19 between Indonesia and Singapore, there are similarities and differences. The similarity can be seen with implementing policies in activity restriction policies, namely Restrictions towards community activities/Pembatasan Kegiatan Masyarakat (PPKM) in Indonesia and Phase 1 – 3 in Singapore. The implementation of policies between these countries has different results because the country's population and area affect the policy's outcome the implementation of COVID-19 handling policies can be used as a reference for Indonesia to find the right policy formulation for policy implementation according to the conditions and situation of the population in the territory of Indonesia.

Academic administration of educational institution administrators Mueang Ranong District Under the jurisdiction of the Secondary Educational Service Area Office, Phang Nga, Phuket, Ranong.

์Ntapat Worapongpat — 2025-07-03

research article topic Academic administration of educational institution administrators Mueang Ranong District, under the Secondary Educational Service Area Office, Phang Nga, Phuket, Ranong, has the objective of 1. Study the academic administration of educational institution administrators. Mueang Ranong District Under the jurisdiction of the Secondary Educational Service Area Office, Phang Nga, Phuket, Ranong. 2. To compare the academic administration of educational institution administrators. Mueang Ranong District Under the jurisdiction of the Secondary Educational Service Area Office, Phang Nga, Phuket, Ranong, classified according to educational level and work experience. It is a survey research. There are research tools, including questionnaires. The population is Teachers in educational institutions in Mueang Ranong District Under the jurisdiction of the Secondary Educational Service Area Office, Phang Nga, Phuket, Ranong, academic year 2022, numbering 132 people. The sample group was determined using a sample comparison table. And in this research, proportional stratified random sampling was used. The data collected from the questionnaire was then analyzed using descriptive statistics consisting of percentage, mean, and standard deviation. and compared by t - test , it was found that

1) Academic administration of educational institution administrators Mueang Ranong District Under the jurisdiction of the Secondary Educational Service Area Office, Phang Nga, Phuket, Ranong, the overall level is at a high level. When considering each aspect, it was found that every aspect was at a high level in every aspect. The aspect with the highest average is the development of the learning process. And the side with the least average is Media development Innovation and technology for education

2) Comparative results of the evaluation of academic administration by school administrators. Mueang Ranong District Under the jurisdiction of the Secondary Educational Service Area Office, Phang Nga, Phuket, Ranong, classified by educational level. and classified according to work experience Overall, it was found that no different Statistically significant at the .05 level.

Enhancing Lecturers’ English Proficiency according to Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) for English Test

Praepan Eiadkaew — 2025-07-03

This study aims to compare lecturers’ English scores before and after attending English training course based on CEFR. A research design of this study was a quantitative research using One Group Pretest-Posttest Design. The research instrument was English lessons (20 hours) created based on CEFR at A1 – B1 level. Each English lesson consisted of 4 parts: listening, reading, vocabulary and conversation, and grammar. The samples included 30 lecturers at the Faculty of Science and Technology with A1 – B1 English proficiency level selected through purposive sampling. The statistical method used to analyze the data from the English test was Paired-sample T Test. The overall findings revealed that the participants’ post-test English score results significantly increased (p<0.05). It indicates that organizing an English training course with lessons based on Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) for 20 hours can enhance participants’ English proficiency. Overall mean score after attending 20-hour English training course was higher than before (pre-test x̅ = 16.00, post-test x̅ = 37.13) from the total of 50 scores. Examining the results of each skill, vocabulary and conversation was the skills with the highest mean scores (pre-test x̅ = 9.53, post-test x̅ = 17.13) comparing to other 3 skills (Reading, Listening, and Grammar), while Listening was identified as the weakest skill (pre-test x̅ = 0.23, post-test x̅ = 5.76).

Attitudes Towards the Vietnamese Language and the Language Choice of Vietnamese Language According to the Domain of Language Use of Thai-Vietnamese People of Three Age Groups in That Phanom District Nakhon Phanom Province

Natthaphon Chareerak — 2025-07-03

These quantitative research objectives were investigating the attitudes towards the Vietnamese language and the choice of Vietnamese language according to the domain of language use of Thais- Vietnamese descent in 3 age groups in That Phanom District. Nakhon Phanom Province. The research instrument is a questionnaire. The sampling method was purposive sampling and consisted 90 Thais- Vietnamese in 3 age ranges, such as under 25 years old group, between 30-55 years old group, and over 60 years old group. For the data analysis, the statistical data, such as Frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, f-test, and Chi-square.

The finding are follows: 1) Thai-Vietnamese under 25 years old group and over 60 years old group and over have different attitudes towards the Vietnamese language from both negative questions and positive questions at the statistical significance at the .05 level and 2) The age of Thai-Vietnamese is related to the choice of Vietnamese language with a relatively low to a high level of correlation, this depends on the ethnicity of the conversation participants. When considering the trend in language choice, it was found that every age group almost never uses Vietnamese. If they choose to use Vietnamese, they will use it mixed with Lao-Isan, Thai, or a mix of all three languages. There is also a trend that every age group will choose to use Thai more.

Organizing learning activities using the online GPAS 5 Steps learning process to develop creative writing abilities for Teaching profession students of Rajabhat Rajanagarindra University

Kirati Nantapong — 2025-07-03

The objectives of this research were 1) to create and develop learning activities using the GPAS 5 Steps online learning process to develop creative writing abilities. For teaching profession students of Rajabhat Rajanagarindra University 2) to study the creative writing ability of teaching professional students After participating in the learning activities using the GPAS 5 Steps online learning process 3) To study the satisfaction of teaching profession students After participating in the learning activities using the online GPAS 5 Steps learning process which was a quasi-experimental research, there was a one-group posttest only design, which collected collect information from a total of 30 first-year students in the Department of General Science, Faculty of Education, Rajabhat Rajanagarindra University, year of study 2021 were obtained from cluster sampling using classrooms which are characteristic of the discipline as random units. The tools used in this research are: An online learning activity model using GPAS 5 Steps learning process, Creative Writing Ability Assessment Form and the satisfaction assessment form for participating in the activities. The statistics used in the research were Index of Item Objective Congruence (IOC), Percent, Mean, and Standard Deviation.

The results showed that:

1. The process of organizing learning activities using the GPAS 5 Steps online learning process consists of 3 phases, totaling 16 hours: Phase 1, Knowledge of Creative Writing (4 hours). Phase 2 Practicing Creative Writing with GPAS 5 Steps (10 hours) and Phase 3 Lesson Summary (2 hours) The Objective Compliance Index (IOC) was 1.00.

2. The creative writing ability of teacher-professional students after participating in the learning activities using the GPAS 5 Steps online learning process found that the majority of students, 56 percent, had a level of creative writing ability at good level followed by 30% at very good level and 13.33% at moderate level.

3. Satisfaction of teaching professional students After participating in learning activities Using online learning process GPAS 5 Steps found that overall satisfaction with learning activities was at a high level (M = 4.01, S.D.= 0.85) with satisfaction in each aspect. The level of learning activities was at the highest level of satisfaction (M = 4.51, S.D. = 0.86) followed by the learning atmosphere at the highest level of satisfaction (M = 3.82, S.D.= 0.72) and the learning benefits were at high levels of satisfaction (M = 3.82, S.D.= 0.72) respectively.

Students’ Perceptions of the use of ChatGPT during a Writing Activity Based on the Computational Thinking Process: A Thematic Analysis

Jaime Paster — 2025-07-03

This study adopts thematic analysis to systematically analyze qualitative data, focusing on students’ perceptions regarding the use of ChatGPT during a narrative short story writing activity following the Computational Thinking (CT) process as a problem-solving approach. The study involved 27 third-year English Education majors from a public university in Thailand, who voluntarily participated in a post-activity survey with open-ended questions. The analysis revealed both favorable and unfavorable experiences with the Computational Thinking (CT) process used in the writing activity. Positive feedback highlighted clarity and educational value, while negative feedback pointed to time consumption and complexity. As for the use of ChatGPT in the writing process, students appreciated its
efficiency and educational support but expressed concerns about its impact on creativity and originality, as well as technical and access issues. This study’s findings provide valuable insights into EFL students’ perceptions of
using ChatGPT in narrative writing activities. However, caution should be exercised when generalizing these findings beyond the specific context of the study participants, in relation to the wide spectrum of linguistic competencies among EFL students. Overall, the study underscores the potential benefits and challenges of incorporating generative-AI tools like ChatGPT in
educational settings, highlighting the need for responsible integration to ensure student learning while fostering creativity and critical thinking.

The Impact of Women's Leadership on Teachers' Feelings of Trust in Administration in Higher Education Institutions: Universities in Liaoning Province

Ntapat Worapongpat — 2025-07-03

This research aimed to: 1. describe the general conditions and factors affecting teachers' performance in higher education institutions in Liaoning Province; and 2. compare the relationship between these factors and teachers' perceptions of trust in administration, differentiated by gender. Employing a quantitative research design, data were collected using questionnaires distributed to a sample of 250 faculty members from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in public and private universities in Liaoning Province, China. The sample was selected using cluster random sampling. The questionnaire's content validity was assessed with an Index of Item-Objective Congruence (IOC) of 0.85. Data analysis involved descriptive statistics (percentage, mean, standard deviation), and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) using AMOS. The findings revealed that the majority of social science teachers in Liaoning Province were female. Furthermore, the analysis indicated a significant positive relationship between specific dimensions of women's leadership (namely, responsibility, humility, admiration and gratitude, team unity, and perceived completeness) and teachers' feelings of trust in administration. Additionally, the study found no significant differences in this relationship based on the gender of the teachers.