Development of a Virtual World to Strengthen Necessary Skills for Employment of Vocational Students in Thailand
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The Purpose of this research were to study the necessary skills of vocational education students and to develope a virtual world to strengthen necessary skills for employment of vocational students in Thailand. The sample groups consists of interviews 15 supervisors of small and medium-sized businesses, 3 specialist in second life, evaluation of 390 students register in year 2 diploma program from 8 colleges which under office of the Vocational Education Commission and an assessment 16 students register in year 2 diploma program The research instruments consisted of an assessment necessary skills, an opened-end questions for interview and a questionnaire. The data analyzed by content analysis, average and standard deviation. The results in 3 necessary skills for employment of vocational students in Thailand were communication skills (writing and speaking), creative skills and problem-solving skills. The development of learning module in second life for strengthen necessary skills for employment of vocational students in Thailand consisted of 3 units of learning with 16 hours result in pre-test and post-test of using a virtual world to strengthen necessary skills for employment of vocational students in Thailand had better skills at a .01 significance level and had a high level of satisfaction in testing a virtual world.
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