Teacher Competencies Affecting Students' Skills in the 21st Century, Schools in Nakhon Ratchasima Primary Educational Service Area Office 3

Abstract

 This research aimed to 1) study skills of learners in the 21^st century, schools under the Nakhon Ratchasima Primary Educational Service Area Office 3, and 2) study teacher competencies that affected to learners' skills in the 21st century, schools under Nakhon Ratchasima Primary Educational Service Area Office 3. The sample was 279 teachers and 50 students in schools under Nakhon Ratchasima Primary Educational Service Area Office 3, Academic Year 2019. The instruments of this research were 1) assessment form of learners’ skills of 21^st century, 2) assessment form of learning management of teachers, 3) assessment form of learner development of teachers, 4) assessment form of classroom management of teachers, 5) assessment form of analysis, syntheses and research of teachers, and 6) assessment form of the collaboration of communities of teachers. The data was analyzed by Mean, Standard Deviation, Simple correlation, Multiple regression analysis, Path Analysis with LISREL (PAL) using compute program.

 Research findings presented that 1) skills of the learners in the 21^st century in schools under Nakhon Ratchasima Primary Educational Service Area Office 3 according to the teacher assessment were at a high level. However, these aspects of each students were quite different. 2) Teacher competencies influencing learners’ skills in the 21^st century in schools under Nakhon Ratchasima Primary Educational Service Area Office 3 according to the teachers’ assessment which were the level of teachers’ learner development, the level of teachers’ learning management and also the level of teachers’ classroom management. These three competencies accounted for 84.80% of the skills’ variance of the 21st century learners with the statistically significant at a level of = .05.