Development of a Direct Current Training Course by KidBright to Promote Essential Skills in the 21st Century for 11th Grade students, Khunkuanwiththayakhom School, Phayao Province

Abstract

The objectives of this research were 1) to develop and evaluate the efficiency of a direct current training course by KidBright to promote essential skills in the 21^st century, 2) to compare the learning achievement before and after using a direct current training course by KidBright, and 3) to study the satisfaction of the students towards a direct current training course by KidBright. The samples of this study were 30 eleventh grade students in the first semester of academic year 2019 from Khunkuanwiththayakhom School, Phayao Province by simple random sampling. The data were collected by using 1) the training course to enhance essential skills in the 21^st century, 2) the assessment of cognitive and practical skills (pre- and post-testing) for learning and innovation in the 21^st century, and 3) the satisfaction questionnaire of the training courses and analyzed by using percentage, mean, standard deviation and dependent t-test. The results found that the development and evaluation efficiency of a direct current training course by KidBright to promote essential skills in the 21^st century in both knowledge and practical skills, the developed training course comprised 4 units: behavioral content, media, activities and evaluation. The results of this training course checked by academic experts in terms of quality were found that it was at the highest level with the consistency between behavioral objectives and content at the high level at 0.67-1.00. The efficiency of the training course showed high achievement at 83.25/87.00 which was higher than the established requirement of 80/80. After the actual implementation, the students had the knowledge and understanding in 21^st century learning and innovation skills by using the KidBright board as a teaching material after the training higher than before the training at .05 level of significance. The achievement scores of the students learning a direct current with KidBright showed the high cognition and practice with values of 80.33 and 87.43, respectively and the  students’ satisfaction towards the training course was at the highest level.