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 Volume 10, Issue 11 (November 2023), Pages: 202-212

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 Original Research Paper

The development of skills and awareness in integrating content, teaching methods, and technology in the learning management for teachers in the education sandbox, Thailand

 Author(s): 

 Suntonrapot Damrongpanit 1, *, Suthida Chamrat 2, Monnapat Manokarn 1

 Affiliation(s):

 1Department of Educational Foundation and Development, Faculty of Education, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
 2Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning, Faculty of Education, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand

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 * Corresponding Author. 

  Corresponding author's ORCID profile: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8143-2873

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 https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2023.11.025

 Abstract

This research aims to develop science teachers teaching in innovative educational institutions in Thailand, with a total of 68 participants, to have integrated skills in content and technology management and to increase their awareness of technology integration in the classroom. The development approach used the concept of Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) combined with online blended learning, focusing on knowledge development, practical training, and application over a period of approximately three months. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, cross-tabulation analysis, and content analysis. The main findings of the research are as follows: 1) The trained teachers showed improvement in various aspects ranging from 17.201% to 22.727%, with the highest development observed in TPK, followed by PCK and PK. The area with the least improvement was TK. In addition, it was found that the integration of technology in instructional design by teachers tended to increase by two levels. The most commonly used technology was for learning management, followed by communication, knowledge testing, instructional media creation, and the use of educational games, and 2) the majority of teachers demonstrated an increasing awareness of integrating content management with technology in their teaching practices. They actively sought out new technological networks to support their instructional design activities. They planned their work to improve instruction through more effective use of technology. They sought additional ways to increase their knowledge and expertise in using technology in the classroom, and they expressed significant concerns about their current use of technology and its declining impact.

 © 2023 The Authors. Published by IASE.

 This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

 Keywords

 TPACK, Technology integration, Teaching capability, Teacher development

 Article history

 Received 19 July 2023, Received in revised form 9 November 2023, Accepted 9 November 2023

 Acknowledgment 

The researchers would like to express gratitude to the Faculty of Education, Chiang Mai University, for providing the funding that supported the dissemination of this research.

 Compliance with ethical standards

 Conflict of interest: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

 Citation:

 Damrongpanit S, Chamrat S, and Manokarn M (2023). The development of skills and awareness in integrating content, teaching methods, and technology in the learning management for teachers in the education sandbox, Thailand. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 10(11): 202-212

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