The Development of an Experiential Learning-Based Instructional Model to Enhance Digital Technology Competency of Student Teachers at Songkhla Rajabhat University

Abstract

This research aimed: 1) to develop an experiential learning model to enhance the digital competence of student teachers; 2) to develop a teaching package based on the experiential learning model to promote digital competence, with efficiency determined by the E1/E2 criterion of 80/80; 3) to examine the effectiveness of the teaching package by comparing students’ learning achievement before and after the instructions; and (4) to investigate students’ satisfaction with the teaching package. This study employed a research and development (R&D) design. The population consisted of 180 student teachers enrolled in the Graduate Diploma in Teaching Profession Program during the second semester of the 2024 academic year, distributed across six classrooms of 30 students each. Cluster random sampling was used by assigning numbers 1–6 to classes and randomly selecting one class of 30 students as the sample. The research instruments included: 1) a teaching package based on the experiential learning model comprising five instructional plans; 2) an achievement test; and 3) a satisfaction questionnaire.

The results revealed that:

1) the experiential learning model (EX-Tech Learning Model) consisted of a seven-step instructional process;

2) the developed teaching package achieved efficiency 80.73/80.42 meets the specified criteria

3) post-test learning achievement was significantly greater than pre-test achievement at the .05 significance level; and

4) students’ overall satisfaction with the teaching package was rated at the “highest” level (M=4.52, S.D.=0.82).