The Development of Indicators for 21st Century Students Skills, Faculty of Education, Kanchanaburi Rajabhat University

Abstract

 The Development of Skills Indicators for 21st Century Students The Faculty of Education, Kanchanaburi Rajabhat University, used the descriptive research method as follows: 1) to development  the skills indicator of students in the 21st century and 2) To varidate model of the 21st century student skills Faculty of Education, Kanchanaburi Rajabhat University. The samples used in the research were 450 undergraduate students using stratified random sampling. The instrument used in the research was The In-depth interviewer with experts and questionnaires about the skills of 21st century students with a reliability of 0.940. The data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics and reference statistics. Frequency, percentage, mean Standard deviation, skewness, kurtosis and  coefficients of variance, Pearson’s correlation, exploratory factor analysis and Second order confirmatory factor analysis by employing computer program. The research found that.               1. The development of the 21st century skills indicator shows that 13 indicators are identified by the factors as follows. The Life and work skills factor consisted of 5 indicators: the Initiative and Self-direction, Flexibility and adaptability, Social and cross-cultural skills, Leadership and teamwork And a Responsibility and Accountability Producer. The weight values ​​are between 0.771 and 0.910. Information, Media and Technology Skills factor consisted of 4 indicators: understanding and using technology, Understanding and using the media, Optimal use of information, media and technology and understanding and using information. The weight values ​​are between 0.942 and 0.974. The Learning and innovation skills factor consisted of 4 indicators: Critical and solving thinking, Communication and collaboration skills, Learning to self-Reliance skills and Constructionist and innovation skills. The weight values are between 0.890 and 0.909.               2. The model of skill indicator of 21^st century students in the Faculty of Education, Kanchanaburi Rajabhat University found that the model fit the empirical data with a value

= 47.93;      p = 0.35;  df = 45; GFI = 0.98; AGFI = 0.97; RMSEA = 0.012; RMR = 0.022