A Factor Analysis of the Competency of Professional Job Performance in Specific Fields for Industrial Mechanic Teachers under the Office of the Vocational Education Commission as Perceived by the Instructors at Rajamangala University of Technology

Abstract

          The purpose of this research was to analyze factors of the competency of professional job performance in specific fields for industrial mechanic teachers under the Office of the Vocational Education Commission as perceived by the instructors at Rajamangala University of Technology. The research instrument was a questionnaire to investigate the instructors’ opinions on professional performance competency in specific fields with the reliability of 0.94. The sample comprised 227 instructors of Rajamangala University of Technology Suvarnabhumi and Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi, obtained by multi-stage sampling. The data were statistically analyzed by exploratory factor analysis (EFA), including the process of factor extraction and factor rotation utilizing the varimax method. The results revealed that the competency of professional job performance in specific fields for industrial mechanic teachers under the Office of the Vocational Education Commission consisted of 8 components. They encompassed the basic knowledge in industrial professions; the vocational education management; the development of instructional materials and media; classroom, workplace, and laboratory safety management; the use and maintenance of equipment, machines, and tools; the creation of innovation and industrial inventions; the evaluation of learning; and the follow-up and supervision of interns at the workplace.