Components of Digital Technology Competency of Educational Institution Administrators in the Secondary Education Service Area of Bangkok, Area 2
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The purpose of this research was to study the components of digital technology competency of educational institution administrators in the Secondary Educational Service Area Office Bangkok 2. A survey research method was conducted. The data were collected from the entire population of 52 schools, which consisted of 212 administrators. The qualifications are determined according to the inclusion criteria. The data collection instrument was a five-point rating scale questionnaire with a Cronbach's alpha coefficient of 0.972. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics and exploratory factor analysis (EFA). The research results found that the components of digital competency of educational institution administrators in the Secondary Educational Service Area Office Bangkok 2 consisted of 7 components: 1) digital literacy; 2) digital transformation; 3) digital technology; 4) digital governance; standards and compliance 5) digital leadership; 6) strategic and project management; and 7) digital process and service design. Each of the components consisted of 5 indicators that were consistent with the empirical data: index CMIN/df, p-value, NFI, CFI, IFI, GFI, AGFI, RMESA, and RMR according to the specified criteria. The factor loading of each component ranged from .331 to .898, and the factor loading of each indicator ranged from .314 to .912.
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