The Enrichment Curriculum Development to Enhance Digital Intelligence of Students at Savannakhet University Lao People's Democratic Republic

Abstract

The main purpose of this research was to develop and investigate the results of experiment in using the enrichment curriculum to enhance digital intelligence of students at Savannakhet University, Lao People's Democratic Republic. The study procedure included 4 steps: 1) study the components and indicators of student’s digital intelligence. 2) Study needs for developing the student’s digital intelligence. 3) Develop the curriculum and 4) study the results of the experiment in using the curriculum. The sample in the curriculum experiment was 20 students in academic year 2021 at Savannakhet University. The research instruments were the suitability assessment form Elements and indicators, a questionnaire of current conditions and desired conditions regarding digital intelligence, the curriculum document and learning management plans, a digital intelligence test, and a satisfaction questionnaire. Statistics used in data analysis were percentage, mean, standard deviation, modified priority needs index (PNI_modifies), confirmatory factor analysis and dependent samples t-test. The research findings were as follows: 1. Digital intelligence consisted of 8 elements and 39 indicators 2. Need assessment to develop students' digital intelligence have the priority need index value (PNI modified) as a whole of 0.74. 3. The developed curriculum was composed of 7 components; 1) background and importance 2) Objectives 3) principles 4) digital Intelligence structure 5) content structure            6) Learning management process and                   7) measurement and evaluation. The digital intelligence structure consisted of 8 components and 39 indicators. The learning management steps for enhancing students’ digital intelligence had 6 steps: 1) encourage learning to identify problem, 2) devise study plan and implementation, 3) committed learning to practice, 4) brainstorm, 5) present the results, and 6) evaluate learning outcomes. The result of assessing the appropriateness of the curriculum by experts showed that it was appropriate at the highest level. 4. The implementation experiment results in using the developed curriculum showed as follows: The students’ digital intelligence mean after learning through the developed curriculum was significantly higher than that of before at    the .01 level and their satisfaction with learning was at the highest level.