ROLE OF ADMINISTRATORS IN PROMOTING DIGITAL COMPETENCY OF PRIVATE TEACHERS IN KINDERGARTEN AND PRIMARY SCHOOL GROUPS UNDER THE OFFICE OF THE PRIVATE EDUCATION COMMISSION TALING CHAN DISTRICT, BANGKOK

Abstract

The objectives of this research were: 1) to study the role of administrators in promoting digital competency for private teachers in Kindergarten and Primary groups under the office of the Private Education Commission, Taling Chan District, Bangkok. 2) to compare the role of administrators classified by gender, age, education and work experience. The sample consisted of 136 teachers. The research instrument was a questionnaire with content validity of 0.67-1.00 and a reliability value of 0.90. The data were analyzed by frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test, One-way ANOVA, and examining pairwise differences with LSD.

The research results are as follows: 1) The role of administrators in promoting digital competency for private teachers was overall at a high level. When classify by aspect, It was at the highest level in 1 aspect was the ability to use technology to promote teaching, and high level were 6 aspects ranking from the high to low were: Ethics and safety, Management of educational digital resources, Promoting and facilitating students, Communication and interaction, Teaching and learning     2) The comparing role of administrators classified by gender, age, work experience, They were not difference, classify by education level found that not difference except communication and interaction, Teaching and learning were significantly different at the .05 level.