Synthesizing a Conceptual Framework for Communication Skill Development through Performance-Based Learning: An Inner Dimensions Perspective

Abstract

This article aims to synthesize a conceptual framework for communication skills development through performance-based learning, and to analyze the role of inner dimensions in explicating the holistic developmental processes of learners. The study employs a conceptual research methodology, utilizing thematic analysis and categorical classification based on a four-dimensional inner framework to synthesize the interrelationships among performance activities, internal processes, and communication skills development. The analysis draws upon data interpretation from the research team's prior study entitled "The Integration of Performance Skills for Good Health and Well-being Auditors" (Sakchai Iamkrasin et al., 2023), in conjunction with a review of relevant literature on human inner dimension development.

The findings reveal that the process of communication skills development through performance-based learning comprises three core components in holistic interrelation: (1) performance-based learning as an instrumental context, (2) inner dimensions as mechanisms of transformation, and (3) holistic development as an outcome. The four inner dimensions—physical, cognitive, emotional, and relational—serve as essential linking mechanisms between performance activities and communication skills development, wherein the physical dimension functions as the foundational base, progressively enabling cognitive, emotional, and relational readiness in sequence, and ultimately facilitating inside-out transformation. The study demonstrates that sustainable development is contingent not solely upon external activities, but upon the degree of engagement across the inner dimensions, encompassing self-awareness, emotional regulation, and awareness of others. The research recommendations underscore the critical importance of designing learning experiences that cultivate psychological safety and foster self-reflection, so as to enable genuinely holistic learner development and authentic emotional intelligence.