The satisfaction on supportive learning materials of the Faculty of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine, Ubon Ratchathani Rajabhat University

Abstract

This research aimed 1) to study satisfaction on supportive learning materials of the Faculty of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine, Ubon Ratchathani Rajabhat University in academic year of 2018 (B.E. 2561) and 2) to compare satisfaction on supportive learning materials, classified by gender and status within the faculty. The samples were 142 personals, selected with multi-stage sampling technique and its size based on Taro Yamane's formula. The research tool was a questionnaire with the reliability 0.88. To analyze data, basic statistics such as percentage, mean and standard deviation were used as well as content analysis.
The results showed that the overall satisfaction of learning supports in the academic year of 2018 was at a moderate level. It was found that the adequacy of desks and chairs in the classroom and laboratory received the highest satisfaction of all learning supports. The lowest satisfaction among all supports was the adequacy of computers with internet but still was at a moderate level. The comparison of satisfaction with learning supports classified by gender was not different between males and females. Similarly, the satisfaction of learning supports classified by status within the faculty was not different. Last, there were suggestions for the faculty to provide additional textbooks in the library, to expand internet areas, to improve the system to be more stable and to provide rooms or space for discussion or counselling between teachers and students.