The Needs Assessment for Teaching and Learning Management of General Education of University of Phayao as Perceived by Administrators, Teachers, and Undergraduate Students

Abstract

The purposes of this research were 1) to study the current condition, expected condition, and the condition of needs for teaching and learning management at the University of Phayao, and  2) to compare the current and expected conditions of teaching and learning management at the University of Phayao as perceived by administrators, teachers, and undergraduate students. The samples were divided into 3 groups as follows: 1) 28 administrators of faculty or colleges at the University of Phayao by using the method of determining the sample size from a sample of 20% of the population and a simple random sampling method; 2) 294 responsible teachers or teachers of undergraduate curriculum; and 3) 366 second-year undergraduate students at the University of Phayao (Code 63) by using Yamane’s sample size estimation formula and a stratified random sampling method.The research instrument used in this research was a questionnaire with a 5-level rating scale regarding the condition and expectations of teaching and learning management at the University of Phayao. It was divided into 3 parts, consisting of Part 1 General Information, Part 2 Opinions about conditions and expectations towards teaching and learning management of general education at the University of Phayao in 6 aspects, totalling 35 items, and Part 3 Suggestions, totalling 6 items. The instrument used in this research had a content validity (IOC) between 0.6 and 1.0 and a reliability of 0.982. One-way ANOVA with mean and standard deviation dependent sample t-test and PNI modified requirements were used to analyze the data.

   The results of the research were as follows. 1) Regarding the needs of teaching and learning management in general education at the University of Phayao for administrators, teachers, and students, when considering each aspect, the content aspect was at the highest level (PNI_modified = 0.12). It was followed by the management aspect (PNI_modified = 0.11) and the student aspect (PNI_modified = 0.09), respectively. 2) The overall opinions of administrators, teachers, and students about the current condition of teaching and learning management in general education were statistically significantly different at the 0.05 level.
         When comparing each pair, it was found that the mean scores of the teachers and students regarding the current condition of teaching and learning management in general education overall were statistically different at the 0.05 level, and 3) the overall opinions of administrators, teachers, and students about the expected conditions of teaching and learning in general education were not statistically significant different at the 0.05 level.