Development of blended learning management to improve 21st century learning skills of students in computer and educational technology program at Nakhon Sawan Rajabhat University

Abstract

The objectives of this research are to enhance the capability of blended learning model used in Methodology in Teaching Computer course to develop 21st century learning skills, to compare students’ 21st Century learning skill score before and after attending the course, which was for third-year students in Computer Education Department, and to study the students’ level of satisfaction in the blended learning course. The Addie Model was used in this research. In this study, 30 third-year Computer Education students in the first semester of the academic year 2019 were selected as samples using the purposive sampling method. The tools used in this research were teaching management plan stating models and methods for managing science learning areas, 21st Century learning skill assessment for students and satisfaction survey for students attending the blended learning course. The statistical tools used were average, standard deviation and t-Test. The research of this result revealed that blended learning process consist of three stages, which were 1) introduction 2) teaching and 3) conclusion. The result of expert evaluation showed that the teaching management plan which employed blended learning approach was highly suitable (x̅ = 4.70). After attending the Methodology in Teaching Computer course which employed blended learning, the students’ 21st Century learning skills improved significantly at the 0.05 level. The students’ satisfaction in the blended learning activities was high.