Digital Need Assessment of Pre-Cadets

Abstract

The objective of this study is to study the real condition, desirable condition, and digital needs of pre-cadets. The population is 800 second-year pre-cadets from the 62nd batch, in the academic year 2020, who passed the test on digital literacy from the Thailand Professional Qualification Institute (Public Organization) in the academic year 2019. Since the population chosen is a finite population, data from the entire population is gathered. The research instrument used is a questionnaire of 137 questions with a five-point scale, consisting of three skills: basic skills, basic job skills, and applied job skills. The statistics used for data analysis are frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and an analysis of the Modified Priority Needs Index (PNImodified).

The results reveal that, with reference to digital need assessment of the pre-cadets, the desirable condition is more valuable than the real condition in every skill and the most needed aspect is the applied job skills. When considering each aspect, it shows that the most needed basic skill is a data backup skill. In terms of basic job skills, the most needed skill refers to worksheet protection. According to applied job skills, the most needed skill belongs to the use of website builder software.